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128 pp.
| Oxford
| January, 2001
|
LibraryISBN 0-19-511763-8$$22.00
(3)
YA
Oxford Portraits in Science series.
This is an intelligent, somewhat dry, biography of the scientist who discovered benzene, invented the electric generator, served as a popular lecturer, and was an elder in his church. Several of Faraday's experiments and discoveries are described within the text and illustrated with diagrams; black-and-white reproductions and a time line are also included. Bib., ind.