Michael Faraday (1791--1867)

Faraday old Good old Michael Faraday: the last great physicist who didn't know calculus. He was a self-taught man.

Sites

  1. St. Andrews Mathematics History Archive biography Even though Faraday was no mathematician his physical insights into fields led others (notably Maxwell) on to field theory. So St. Andrews feels he can't be left out.
Images

These images were all downloaded from St. Andrews Mathematics History Archive biography of Faraday and are believed to be public domain. It seems this must certainly be true given the passage of time since Faraday's death.

  1. Faraday old
  2. Faraday with a cigar
  3. Faraday in middle age
  4. Faraday young