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Book review: Faraday: The Life: Power and the glory
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Faraday: The Life James Hamilton
HarperCollins, 25 pounds
THE difference between artists and scientists, we like to think,
is clear cut. James Hamilton's exemplary biography of the father of
electrical power, however, reminds us of the overlap that has always
existed between the "two cultures". His portrait of this elusive,
intensely private genius describes Faraday's links with painters and
poets, polymaths and mystics.
Michael Faraday's origins were humble. Born in 1791, he was a
blacksmith's son who grew up among London's poor, with little formal
education. His parents belonged to the ...
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
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