Faraday Cage
by: JJ
Introduction
About Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was born in South London on September 22, 1791. His family had little money and he only got very basic education.
Faraday Cage
A Faraday Cage is supposed to prevent static electricity. It is made out of wire mesh and other conducting materials. A Faraday Cage is a metal cage that prevents electromagnetic fields from entering and escaping. Aluminum mesh is a conductor and it has negatively charged particles which are electrons. Humans have developed many different ways to control and make electricity safer for many different types of objects for example electronics like phones, computers, or humans like you and me in addition we all are safe if we are careful.
Conductors
A conductor is something that electrons can flow through easily like aluminum, silver, copper, metal and more. Many conductors are included in the Faraday Cage.
Insulators
Insulators are materials that electrons have a hard time flowing through and do not include any conductors like plastic, wood, cloth, rubber and more. No Insulators are included in the Faraday Cage.
Conclusion
When I went on a field trip to the University of Electricity and Magnetism I experienced the Faraday Cage, I was so scared. When I got inside I was told to stay away from the metal on the outside so we don't get zapped from lighting. I went with three other people. There was a bench that I sat on inside of it. There were three zaps of lightning they were extremely loud but it was still fun. Later Michael Faraday died on August 25, 1867 in Hampton Court, but people are still continuing the work that he did and people still remember what good he did to the world.