Faraday as a Discoverer
Published in the late 19th century, 'Faraday as a Discoverer' by John Tyndall is a biography of the influential physicist Michael Faraday. The book details Faraday's significant contributions to electricity and magnetism, as well as his early life and career, including his apprenticeship and work with Sir Humphry Davy. Tyndall aims to capture Faraday's scientific spirit and the impact of his discoveries on society, presenting a thorough overview of his experiments and theoretical insights.
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“His [Faraday's] third great discovery is the Magnetization of Light, which I should liken to the Weisshorn among mountains-high, beautiful, and alone.””
— John Tyndall
“Underneath his sweetness and gentleness was the heat of a volcano. [Michael Faraday] was a man of excitable and fiery nature; but through high self-discipline he had converted the fire into a central glow and motive power of life, instead of permitting it to waste itself in useless passion.””
— John Tyndall
“To him [Faraday], as to all true philosophers, the main value of a fact was its position and suggestiveness in the general sequence of scientific truth.””
— John Tyndall
“Taking him for all and all, I think it will be conceded that Michael Faraday was the greatest experimental philosopher the world has ever seen.””
— John Tyndall
“... though he [Michael Faraday] took no cities, he captivated all hearts.””
— John Tyndall
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