alleryWho discovered in 1831 that a moving magnet can generate current?
AMichael Faraday
BJohn Fleming
CEnrico Fermi
DLouis Fizeau
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Michael Faraday
1. The reverse of Oersted's discovery took another eleven years.
2. In 1831 Michael Faraday found how a moving magnet can be used to generate electric currents.
3. So the correct answer is Faraday.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 13 'Magnetic Effects of Electric Current'_
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