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The Life and Letters of Faraday

By Michael Faraday , Bence Jones

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780511709814, 9781108014595
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511709814
Google Books ID
KOQx5TQcWHQC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9554798 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Volume
Volume 1
Edition
2 Revised
Pages
400\400
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) made foundational contributions in the fields of physics and chemistry, notably in relation to electricity. One of the greatest scientists of his day, Faraday held the position of Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution of Great Britain for over thirty years. Not long after his death, his friend Henry Bence Jones attempted 'to join together his words, and to form them into a picture of his life which may be almost looked upon as an autobiography'. Jones' compilation of Faraday's manuscripts, letters, notebooks, and other writings resulted in this Life and Letters (1870) which remains an important resource for learning more about one of the most influential scientific experimentalists of the nineteenth century. Volume 1 (1791-1830) covers Faraday's earliest years as an errand boy and bookbinder's apprentice, his arrival at the Royal Institution as an assistant and his early publications on electricity.

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