The Life and Letters of Faraday

A two-volume 1870 account of the life of the influential English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday.

Bence Jones (Author), Michael Faraday (Author)

9781108014601, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 June 2010

504 pages, 4 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.64 kg

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 2 (1831–1867) describes his research on electricity and electromagnetism, his work as a scientific adviser to the government and industry and his service to education.

1. 1831–1840
2. 1841–1844
3. 1844–1855
4. 1856–1867
Index.

Subject Areas: Electronics engineering [TJF]