Faraday, Michael

Bio: * 1791, London, UK; † 1867, Hampton Court, UK
Career: 1805-12 apprenticeship as a bookbinder and attention of public lectures; 1810 introduced into the City Philosophical Society led by John Tatum where he received a basic education in the sciences; attended Humphry Davy's lectures at the Royal Institution; 1813 assistant at the laboratory of the Royal Institution; 1813-15 travels to France and Italy with Davy where he met many of the leading scientists; 1824 conducted experiments on optical glass for the Royal Society; 1825 lectures at the Royal Institution; 1861 abandoned lecturing; 1862 resigned his position at the Royal Institution.

Faraday, Michael. 1839-1855. Experimental Researches in Electricity 1-3. London. Book

Faraday, Michael. 1859. Experimental Researches in Chemistry and Physics. London. Book