Michael Faraday (1) (1791–1867)
Autore di Storia chimica di una candela
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Michael Faraday, a British physicist and chemist, was one of the greatest experimentalists of the nineteenth century. The son of a blacksmith, Faraday received a minimal education, which did not include much training in mathematics. Nevertheless, in 1812 his innate intelligence attracted the mostra altro attention of Sir Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution. Davy hired Faraday as a laboratory assistant in the institution; Faraday remained until his retirement in 1862. Here, he made his contributions to the study of electricity by formulating the laws of electrolysis in 1834. Faraday also discovered that the circular lines of magnetic force produced by the flow of current through a wire deflect a nearby compass needle. By demonstrating this conversion of electrical energy into motive force, Faraday identified the basic principles governing the application of the electric motor. Simultaneously with Joseph Henry, Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction and then successfully built the first electric generator based on a suggestion from Scottish mathematician and physicist Lord William Thomson Kelvin. After a series of experiments using polarized light, Faraday proposed an electromagnetic theory of light. This theory was later developed by James Clerk Maxwell and was fundamental to the later development of physics. Faraday was widely known as a popularizer of science, regularly lecturing to lay audiences from 1825 to 1862. Faraday was an extremely modest person. For example, he declined honors bestowed in recognition of his accomplishments, such as a knighthood and the presidency of the Royal Society. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Michael Faraday
The Great Books of the Western World, Vol. 45: Lavoisier, Fourier, and Faraday (1789) — Collaboratore — 292 copie
A Course of Six Lectures on the Chemical History of a Candle; To Which is Added a Lecture on Platinum (1899) 2 copie
La teoria del campo 1 copia
Faraday's Lectures 1 copia
ELEMENT OF CHEMISTRY 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Faraday, Michael
- Data di nascita
- 1791-09-22
- Data di morte
- 1867-08-25
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Highgate Cemetery, London, England, UK
Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK (memorial plaque) - Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Newington Butts, London, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Hampton Court, Middlesex, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Newington Butts, England, UK (birthplace)
London, England, UK - Istruzione
- self-educated
- Attività lavorative
- chemist
physicist
philosopher
bookbinder's apprentice
writer
author - Organizzazioni
- Royal Society
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1824)
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You know when you get that burning idea that says, "Oh, Lordy, I wish I had been there for those science lectures?"
Well, HERE YOU GO.
Honestly, though, this is 1861 with the actual Michael Faraday of the Faraday cages for dispersing EM currents, although he doesn't go into any of that here. These classroom lectures DO come with some really great chemical breakdowns of everything surrounding a candle all the way to some really cool metallurgy experiments, from combustion to purification, all the way to platinum.
I was particularly impressed with the means and methods he shows us how to determine the weight of elements and how to determine so much more. It's all perfectly understandable building blocks but putting them all together in this way is damn creative and fascinating. I mean, It's SCIENCE, Baby!
Never mind the oldschool measurement systems, it's still clear and everything is fairly easily convertible. I keep thinking that this would be a fantastic book to have with us if we should ever fall into another dark age. It's a perfect stepping stone to regaining lost knowledge once we slip back into the bronze age. It even gives us chemical batteries, explosives, and suction cups! All the things we absolutely need in the bathroom! :)
It's not quite as delightful a science text as some of our more modern authors, but street cred and great explanations go a LONG way. I totally recommend this for chemistry nerds.… (altro)
Well, HERE YOU GO.
Honestly, though, this is 1861 with the actual Michael Faraday of the Faraday cages for dispersing EM currents, although he doesn't go into any of that here. These classroom lectures DO come with some really great chemical breakdowns of everything surrounding a candle all the way to some really cool metallurgy experiments, from combustion to purification, all the way to platinum.
I was particularly impressed with the means and methods he shows us how to determine the weight of elements and how to determine so much more. It's all perfectly understandable building blocks but putting them all together in this way is damn creative and fascinating. I mean, It's SCIENCE, Baby!
Never mind the oldschool measurement systems, it's still clear and everything is fairly easily convertible. I keep thinking that this would be a fantastic book to have with us if we should ever fall into another dark age. It's a perfect stepping stone to regaining lost knowledge once we slip back into the bronze age. It even gives us chemical batteries, explosives, and suction cups! All the things we absolutely need in the bathroom! :)
It's not quite as delightful a science text as some of our more modern authors, but street cred and great explanations go a LONG way. I totally recommend this for chemistry nerds.… (altro)
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This is a series of lectures demonstrating the chemical processes that are involved in burning a candle (and combustion in general). There are digressions into atmospheric composition, metallurgy, and metabolism.