British scientist Michael Fariday is credited with making the first electric motor.  He made the device in 1821 and called it electro magnetic rotation.  Fast forward to 2015 and anyone can make a motor at home.  The main component needed is the coil which can be constructed easily.  The home scientist in this video shows step by step an item list and in what order to put them together and bam..a working spinning motor.

Watch how he does it in the video on the next page

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