Michael Faraday: Father of Electronics

Michael Faraday: Father of Electronics
ISBN-10
0836134796
ISBN-13
9780836134797
Series
Michael Faraday
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
1978-01-01
Publisher
Herald Press
Author
Charles Ludwig

Description

A fictionalized account of the British scientist's life contrasts his lack of formal education with his creation of such important inventions as the electric motor, the transformer, and the generator

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