About this book

Induction, electrochemistry and the discovery that made the dynamo possible, in Faraday's own words.

The author

Michael Faraday

1791–1867 · British scientist

Copley Medal
Professor at Royal Institution
Fellow of the Royal Society

Profession: Physicist, Chemist, Professor
Worked at: Royal Institution, George Riebau
Prizes: Copley Medal (1832), Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1829), Royal Medal (1835), Rumford Medal (1846), Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Fellow of the Royal Society (1824), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1832), Albert Medal (1866)

A bookbinder's apprentice who taught himself science from the books he bound.

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Reading order

Then read: Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume II (Faraday) · A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (Maxwell)

Which edition

A primary source: the science is historical, so any complete edition will do. Modern reprints are far cheaper than 19th-century copies, which are collectors' items.

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Editions

2 editions

First published 1839

Earliest edition listed: 2018 · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

2018 · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · ISBN 9781726302562
2018 · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · ISBN 9781722061029

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Subjects

Physics