Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist

Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist
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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-10 : 0333588029
ISBN-13 : 9780333588024
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Book Synopsis Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist by : Geoffrey Cantor

Download or read book Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist written by Geoffrey Cantor and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1993-06-18 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Deserves to be as popular with non-specialists as with those who have a science background...I can think of sixth-formers I would offer it to, and I know of an eighty-year-old (non-specialist) who would not let me finish my copy in peace' - Elspeth Crawford, Physics Education 'Cantor...achieves a level of insight into Farday's life which far surpasses all other biographies. It will form the basis on which future studies of all aspects of Faraday's life and work will have to be built' - Frank A.J.James, British Journal for the History of Science 'A sympathetic and accessible treatment of Faraday's life and work' - David Gooding, Physics World 'For those who want to know more about one of the UK's greatest figures, it is essential reading' - A.R.Butler, Chemistry in Britain 'Excellent Biography' - John Kerr, Scientific and Medical Network Newsletter This book locates Faraday and his science in the context of the Sandemanians. We gain both a new interpretation of one of the most important scientists of the nineteenth century and a fascinating insight into the relation between science and religion.


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