Michael Faraday and The Royal Institution: The Genius of Man and Place (PBK)CRC Press, 1991 M01 1 - 234 pages A self-educated man who knew no mathematics, Michael Faraday rose from errand boy to become one of Britain's greatest scientists. Faraday made the discoveries upon which most of twentieth-century technology is based and readers of this book will enjoy finding out in how many ways we are indebted to him. The story of his life speaks to us across the years and is a fascinating read, especially when the tale is told with the understanding and gusto that Professor Thomas-one of the UK's leading scientists-brings to the telling. Faraday took great trouble to make the latest discoveries of science, his own and others', intelligible to the layman, and the tradition he fostered has been kept alive ever since, so that the Royal Institution is as well known for its contributions to education as for its research. Written in a concise, nontechnical style, Michael Faraday and the Royal Institution: The Genius of Man and Place is a human account that provides an introduction to the roots of modern science and ways in which scientists work. The book is lavishly illustrated with drawings, cartoons, photographs, and letters-many never before published. There is no similar book on Faraday that interprets his genius in modern, everyday terms, making it understandable, interesting, and exciting reading for scientists and nonscientists alike. |
Contents
Rumford Davy and The Royal | 4 |
From Errand Boy to the Grand Tour | 15 |
Faradays Scientific Contributions 222 | 22 |
Faradays Writings 55 | 95 |
Faraday the Man | 116 |
Faradays Influence upon The Royal | 134 |
The Popularization of Science | 192 |
Epilogue | 211 |
Learned Societies to which Faraday | 215 |
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Michael Faraday and The Royal Institution: The Genius of Man and Place (PBK) J.M Thomas Limited preview - 1991 |
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