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The Electric Life of Michael Faraday

Author : Alan Hirshfeld
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 080271823X
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book The Electric Life of Michael Faraday written by Alan Hirshfeld and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Faraday was one of the most gifted and intuitive experimentalists the world has ever seen. Born into poverty in 1791 and trained as a bookbinder, Faraday rose through the ranks of the scientific elite even though, at the time, science was restricted to the wealthy or well-connected. During a career that spanned more than four decades, Faraday laid the groundwork of our technological society-notably, inventing the electric generator and electric motor. He also developed theories about space, force, and light that Einstein called the "greatest alteration . . . in our conception of the structure of reality since the foundation of theoretical physics by Newton." The Electric Life of Michael Faraday dramatizes Faraday's passion for understanding the dynamics of nature. He manned the barricades against superstition and pseudoscience, and pressed for a scientifically literate populace years before science had been deemed worthy of common study. A friend of Charles Dickens and an inspiration to Thomas Edison, the deeply religious Faraday sought no financial gain from his discoveries, content to reveal God's presence through the design of nature. In The Electric Life of Michael Faraday, Alan Hirshfeld presents a portrait of an icon of science, making Faraday's most significant discoveries about electricity and magnetism readily understandable, and presenting his momentous contributions to the modern world.

Parallax

Author : Alan W. Hirshfeld
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486490939
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Parallax written by Alan W. Hirshfeld and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively and entertaining history of the long struggle to measure the distance to the stars will appeal to general readers as well as to amateur and professional astronomers. Readers will encounter fascinating historical characters, from ancient Greeks to 19th-century scientists. Well illustrated, with contemporary pictures plus extensive notes on further reading. 2002 edition.

Michael Faraday

Author : Colin A. Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190283556
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Michael Faraday written by Colin A. Russell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Faraday (1791-1867), the son of a blacksmith, described his education as "little more than the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic at a common day-school." Yet from such basics, he became one of the most prolific and wide-ranging experimental scientists who ever lived. As a bookbinder's apprentice with a voracious appetite for learning, he read every book he got his hands on. In 1812 he attended a series of chemistry lectures by Sir Humphry Davy at London's prestigious Royal Institution. He took copious and careful notes, and, in the hopes of landing a scientific job, bound them and sent them to the lecturer. Davy was impressed enough to hire the 21-year-old as a laboratory assistant. In his first decade at the Institution, Faraday discovered benzene, isobutylene, and two chlorides of carbon. But despite these and other accomplishments in chemistry, he is chiefly remembered for his work in physics. In 1831 he proved that magnetism could generate an electric current, thereby establishing the field of electromagnetism and leading to the invention of the dynamo. In addition to his extraordinary scientific activities, Faraday was a leader in his church, whose faith and wish to serve guided him throughout his career. An engaging public speaker, he gave popular lectures on scientific subjects, and helped found a tradition of scientific education for children and laypeople that continues to this day. Oxford Portraits in Science is an ongoing series of scientific biographies for young adults. Written by top scholars and writers, each biography examines the personality of its subject as well as the thought process leading to his or her discoveries. These illustrated biographies combine accessible technical information with compelling personal stories to portray the scientists whose work has shaped our understanding of the natural world.

A Life of Discovery

Author : James Hamilton
Publisher : Random House Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781400060160
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book A Life of Discovery written by James Hamilton and published by Random House Incorporated. This book was released on 2002 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life of Michael Faraday, the discoverer of the fundamental laws of electricity, recounting his rise from a humble background to his eventual position as one of the leading scientists of his time.

Michael Faraday

Author : Charles Ludwig
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0836197518
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Michael Faraday written by Charles Ludwig and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Ludwig retells Michael Faraday’s remarkable life story in fictionalized form. Here is the father of the electric motor, the dynamo, the transformer, the generator. Few persons are aware of the brilliant man’s deep Christian convictions and his determination to live by the Sermon on the Mount. For ages 12 to 15.

Michael Faraday

Author : Silvanus Phillips Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Michael Faraday written by Silvanus Phillips Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lectures on the Forces of Matter

Author : Michael Faraday
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1775413578
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book Lectures on the Forces of Matter written by Michael Faraday and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-taught chemist and scientist Michael Faraday was one of the most prolific and prescient researchers to emerge from England in the nineteenth century. In this captivating collection of talks and lectures, Faraday sets forth some of his most influential theories, findings, and conjectures.

Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field

Author : Nancy Forbes
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616149434
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field written by Nancy Forbes and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of two brilliant nineteenth-century scientists who discovered the electromagnetic field, laying the groundwork for the amazing technological and theoretical breakthroughs of the twentieth century Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). This is the story of how these two men - separated in age by forty years - discovered the existence of the electromagnetic field and devised a radically new theory which overturned the strictly mechanical view of the world that had prevailed since Newton's time. The authors, veteran science writers with special expertise in physics and engineering, have created a lively narrative that interweaves rich biographical detail from each man's life with clear explanations of their scientific accomplishments. Faraday was an autodidact, who overcame class prejudice and a lack of mathematical training to become renowned for his acute powers of experimental observation, technological skills, and prodigious scientific imagination. James Clerk Maxwell was highly regarded as one of the most brilliant mathematical physicists of the age. He made an enormous number of advances in his own right. But when he translated Faraday's ideas into mathematical language, thus creating field theory, this unified framework of electricity, magnetism and light became the basis for much of later, 20th-century physics. Faraday's and Maxwell's collaborative efforts gave rise to many of the technological innovations we take for granted today - from electric power generation to television, and much more. Told with panache, warmth, and clarity, this captivating story of their greatest work - in which each played an equal part - and their inspiring lives will bring new appreciation to these giants of science.

Conversations on Chemistry

Author : Conversations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Conversations on Chemistry written by Conversations and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Experimental Researches in Electricity

Author : Michael Faraday
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Experimental Researches in Electricity written by Michael Faraday and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Michael Faraday: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Frank A.J.L James
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199574316
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Michael Faraday: A Very Short Introduction written by Frank A.J.L James and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the 'father' of electrical engineering, Michael Faraday is one of the best known scientific figures of all time. In this Very Short Introduction, Frank A.J.L James looks at Faraday's life and works, examining the institutional context in which he lived and worked, his scientific research, and his continuing legacy in science today.

Michael Faraday: Man of Science

Author : Walter Jerrold
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465603298
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Michael Faraday: Man of Science written by Walter Jerrold and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1891 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among those of our great men who, born in humble circumstances and unfurnished with the benefits of early education, have yet secured for themselves honourable positions in the history of the world's progress, Michael Faraday holds a remarkable place. Born the son of a journeyman blacksmith, Michael yet gained for himself a conspicuous position among the very first scientists of his day, and at the time of his death was acknowledged as one of the leading philosophersÑelectriciansÑchemistsÑof this nineteenth century. Our interest in a great man makes us always interestedÊalso in his familyÑwe become anxious to know who and what he was apart from that which has made him great. Who were his parents? from where did they come? what were they like? what did they do? and a number of similar questions are at once started as soon as we commence considering the lives of our "great and good." In the case of Faraday we have only scanty information as to his family, but thus much we have gleaned:Ñ During the whole of last century there was living in or near the village of Clapham, in Yorkshire, a family of the name of Faraday. Between the years 1708 and 1730 the Clapham parish register shows us that "Richard Faraday, stonemason, tiler, and separatist," recorded the births of ten children, and it is probable that he had in his large family yet another son, Robert. Whether, however, Robert was his son or only his nephew is a matter of doubt, but it is known of him that he married Elizabeth Dean, the possessor of a small though comfortable house called Clapham Wood Hall, and that he was the father of ten children, one of whom, James, was born in 1761, and became the father of Michael Faraday.

Electric Universe

Author : David Bodanis
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307335984
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Electric Universe written by David Bodanis and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of E=mc2 weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through an account of the invisible force that permeates our universe—electricity—and introduces us to the virtuoso scientists who plumbed its secrets. For centuries, electricity was seen as little more than a curious property of certain substances that sparked when rubbed. Then, in the 1790s, Alessandro Volta began the scientific investigation that ignited an explosion of knowledge and invention. The force that once seemed inconsequential was revealed to be responsible for everything from the structure of the atom to the functioning of our brains. In harnessing its power, we have created a world of wonders—complete with roller coasters and radar, computer networks and psychopharmaceuticals. In Electric Universe, the great discoverers come to life in all their brilliance and idiosyncrasy, including the visionary Michael Faraday, who struggled against the prejudices of the British class system, and Samuel Morse, a painter who, before inventing the telegraph, ran for mayor of New York City on a platform of persecuting Catholics. Here too is Alan Turing, whose dream of a marvelous thinking machine—what we know as the computer—was met with indifference, and who ended his life in despair after British authorities forced him to undergo experimental treatments to “cure” his homosexuality. From the frigid waters of the Atlantic to the streets of Hamburg during a World War II firestorm to the interior of the human body, Electric Universe is a mesmerizing journey of discovery.

The Life and Letters of Faraday

Author : Bence Jones
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Letters of Faraday written by Bence Jones and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1870 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life and Letters of Faraday By Dr. Bence Jones [Volume 1]

Michael Faraday and The Royal Institution

Author : J.M Thomas
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750301459
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Michael Faraday and The Royal Institution written by J.M Thomas and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Faraday as a Discoverer

Author : John Tyndall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Faraday as a Discoverer written by John Tyndall and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Forces of Matter

Author : Michael Faraday
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Forces of Matter written by Michael Faraday and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forces of Matter is a series of six scientific lectures by author and scientist Michael Faraday. Faraday, who was known as a popularizer of science presents lectures around the topics of gravitation, cohesion, chemical affinity, heat, magnetism and electricity.