First published in 1868, soon after the death of Michael Faraday
(1791 1867), this short work assesses the discoveries made by a
humble bookbinder who became one of the foremost scientific
investigators of the nineteenth century. Eminently qualified, John
Tyndall (1820 93), who received Faraday's support in taking up the
professorship of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution in
1853, gives an informed appraisal of a remarkable scientific
career. The protege of Sir Humphry Davy, Faraday went on to carry
out pioneering work in the fields of electromagnetism, diamagnetism
and electrolysis. Tyndall focuses here on Faraday's research,
describing his influences and how he approached his investigations,
although insights into his character are also incorporated:
'Underneath his sweetness and gentleness was the heat of a
volcano.' Also reissued in this series are The Life and Letters of
Faraday (1870), compiled by Henry Bence Jones, and John Hall
Gladstone's Michael Faraday (1872)."
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