The Correspondence of Michael Faraday: 1860-1867

by Michael Faraday and Frank A.J.L. James

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the most important men of science in nineteenth century Britain. His discoveries of electro-magnetic rotations (1821) and electro-magnetic induction (1831) laid the foundations of the modern electrical industry. His discovery of the magneto-optical effect and diamagnetism (1845) led him to formulate the field theory of electro-magnetism, which forms one of the cornerstones of modern physics. These and a whole...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863419577
• ISBN13: 9780863419577
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Length: 992 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"