Reading rank 380
Experimental Researches in Electricity
, subject: Faraday's collected papers on electricity, magnetism, and experimental method
The three-volume scientific work David presents as a decisive influence on the young Thomas Edison.
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About the book
First collected in three volumes beginning in 1839, the work preserves Faraday's experimental approach to induction, electrochemistry, and electric and magnetic phenomena.
Why read it
Best if you want the primary scientific work David connects to Edison's formation, especially the model of determined experiment and self-education.
Key themes
- Learn from a working record
- A self-taught model
- Experiment with humility
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 2 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Thomas Edison — David describes Edison's encounter with Faraday's Experimental Researches in Electricity as a decisive event: Edison read through the day without sleeping, recognized a self-taught model in Faraday, and became determined to learn everything he could.
- Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World — David says Edison avidly read all three volumes of Faraday's Experimental Researches in Electricity and uses the book to show how determined experiment and observation made Faraday an immediate hero and model for Edison.
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