ABSTRACT

This book provides a comprehensive selection of Michael Faraday's writings, taken from all aspects of his life, intimate and public. It is designed to show the relationships between his many activities, especially with the Royal Institution, for whose bicentenary this collection is published.

chapter Chapter 1|3 pages

The Beginning: In a Nutshell

chapter Chapter 2|26 pages

Early Years: Friends, Family and Marriage

chapter Chapter 3|37 pages

Touring the Continent: 1813–1815

chapter Chapter 4|15 pages

Way of Life and Work

chapter Chapter 5|14 pages

Colleagues and Friends

chapter Chapter 6|10 pages

Words for Things

chapter Chapter 7|5 pages

Science at the Bench

chapter Chapter 8|20 pages

Leaves from a Laboratory Notebook

chapter Chapter 9|11 pages

Science in the Lecture Theatre

chapter Chapter 10|25 pages

Science for Young People

chapter Chapter 11|6 pages

Honour and Recognition

chapter Chapter 12|23 pages

Public Affairs: Consultant and Advocate

chapter Chapter 13|9 pages

Final Days