Question

Faraday became a celebrity scientist overnight. Nobody now cared about his social

status or education; this young man had just created a revolution. One would think,

as a teacher Davy was happy at his pupil’s achievement. But in reality he was

jealous. People started telling Davy that of all his discoveries, the best was Faraday

himself; this made him even more jealous. An angry Davy gave Faraday an

impossible task to keep him out of his way. He handed him a piece of Bavarian

glass, which was used in the lenses in telescopes and microscopes, and asked him

to reverse engineer it. Bavarian glass was manufactured by a secret complicated

process and Davy knew that with the equipment available in the lab Faraday would

never be able to accomplish the task. This piece of glass became a significant thing

in his life. Faraday had a never - give - up attitude and he respected Davy. So he

accepted the assignment, despite knowing that it would be very difficult. He toiled

for four years, with no help from Davy, and, as expected, failed. Faraday never

learned the secret, and this remained his first failure as a scientist. To remind

himself of these difficult times, he kept a single glass brick on his shelf as a

souvenir. This would inspire him during difficult times. Find words from the passage that mean

1. The state of things as they actually exist.

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Answer 1

Answer:

Answer. Explanation: Faraday became a celebrity scientist overnight. Nobody now cared about his social status or education; this young man had just created a revolution.

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