Michael Faraday, 1797-1867
Biographical note
English natural philosopher, who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Although Faraday received little formal education and knew little of higher mathematics, such as calculus, he was one of the most influential scientists in history. Some historians of science refer to him as the best experimentalist in the history of science. Faraday studied the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a DC electric current, and established the basis for the electromagnetic field concept in physics. He discovered electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and laws of electrolysis. He established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena. His inventions of electromagnetic rotary devices formed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts that electricity became viable for use in technology.
Works
- The Chemical History of a Candle; a course of Lectures delivered before a juvenile audience at the Royal Institution [1861]
- The chemical history of a candle, a course of lectures delivered before a juvenile audience at the Royal Institution; [1908]
- Chemical manipulation : being instructions to students in chemistry, on the methods of performing experiments of demonstration or of research, with accuracy and success [1830]
- Experimental researches in electricity / with an introduction by John Tyndall [Dent, 1914]
- Experimental Researches in Electricity, v.1
- Experimental researches in electricity v.2 [1844]
- Experimental researches in electricity v.3 [1855]
- Experimental researches in chemistry and physics [1859]
- A course of six lectures on the various forces of matter and their relations to each other [1860]
- The liquefaction of gases; papers (1823-1845) With an appendix consisting of papers by Thomas Northmore, on the Compression of gases (1805-1806) [1896]
- The discovery of induced electric currents v.2 : Memoirs by Michael Faraday [1900]
- The discovery of induced electric currents v.2 : Memoirs by Michael Faraday [1900]
- The effects of a magnetic field on radiation; memoirs by Faraday, Kerr, and Zeeman [1900]
- The effects of a magnetic field on radiation; memoirs by Faraday, Kerr, and Zeeman [1900]
- The fundamental laws of electrolytic conduction; memoirs by Faraday, Hittorf and F. Kohlrausch [1899]
- The fundamental laws of electrolytic conduction; memoirs by Faraday, Hittorf and F. Kohlrausch [1899]
- Observations on Mental Education, in Lectures on education, delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain [1854]
- The letters of Faraday and Schoenbein, 1836-1862, with notes, comments and references to contemporary letters; [1899]
