Michael Faraday: A Very Short Introduction

by Frank A.J.L. James

Book Overview

Michael Faraday is one of the best known scientific figures of all time. Known as the discoverer of electro-magnetic induction, the principle behind the electric generator and transformer, he has frequently been portrayed as the 'father' of electrical engineering from whence much of his popular fame derives.

This Very Short Introduction dispels the myth that Faraday was an experimental genius working alone in his basement laboratory, making...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199574316
• ISBN13: 9780199574315
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 6.8"