In 1812, at the age of 20 and at the end of his apprenticeship, Faraday attended lectures by the eminent English chemist Humphry Davy of the Royal Institution and the Royal Society, and John Tatum, founder of the City Philosophical Society.
En 1812, á idade de vinte anos, e xa no fin do seu proceso de aprendizaxe de encuadernador, Faraday comenzo a asistir ás conferencias do eminente químico inglés Humphry Davy, da Royal Institution e da Royal Society, e as de John Tatum, fundador da City Philosophical Society.