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Faraday

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A major biography of Michael Faraday , one of the giants of 19th century science and discoverer of electricity who was at the centre of an extraordinary scientific renaissance in London.Faraday’s life was truly inspirational. Son of a Yorkshire blacksmith who moved to London in 1789, he was a self-made, self-educated man whose public life was underpinned by his devotion to a minor Christian sect and to his wife. He was also a fine writer and brilliant lecturer.This book is a passionate exploration of his life, work and times .It will also tell the story of the dawn of the modern scientific age and interweave Faraday’s life with the groundbreaking work of the Royal Institution and other early scientists like Humphrey Davey, Charles Babbage, John Herschel and Mary Somerville.

Language: English

Pages: 496

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release: June 16, 2003

ISBN: 0007163762

ISBN 13: 9780007163762

Faraday

0/5 ( ratings)

A major biography of Michael Faraday , one of the giants of 19th century science and discoverer of electricity who was at the centre of an extraordinary scientific renaissance in London.Faraday’s life was truly inspirational. Son of a Yorkshire blacksmith who moved to London in 1789, he was a self-made, self-educated man whose public life was underpinned by his devotion to a minor Christian sect and to his wife. He was also a fine writer and brilliant lecturer.This book is a passionate exploration of his life, work and times .It will also tell the story of the dawn of the modern scientific age and interweave Faraday’s life with the groundbreaking work of the Royal Institution and other early scientists like Humphrey Davey, Charles Babbage, John Herschel and Mary Somerville.

Language: English

Pages: 496

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release: June 16, 2003

ISBN: 0007163762

ISBN 13: 9780007163762

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