Bibliography

1. H. Bence Jones, The Life and Letters of Michael Faraday, London (1870). The first full biography written by Faraday's longtime associate and friend.
2. John Tyndall, Faraday as a Discoverer, written shortly after Faraday's death by his successor at the Royal Institution. More of an appreciation than a true biography, it is eloquently written and has been frequently republished.
3. L. Pearce Williams, Michael Faraday, Basic Books (1967). Reprinted in paperback form by Da Capo Press and still available. A magnificent example of modern historical scholarship and (most of the time) more than usually readable.
4. D. K. C. MacDonald, Faraday, Maxwell, and Kelvin, Science Study Series, Anchor Books (1964). One of the many fine books to come out of the post-Sputnik enthusiasm for science. A few are still in print and others can be picked up cheaply in second-hand bookshops.
5. John M. Thomas, Michael Faraday and the Royal Institution: the Genius of Man and Place, Adam Hilger, Bristol, (1991). A moving and eloquent tribute to his great predecessor by the current Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution.
6. Thomas Martin (editor) Faraday's Diary, 8 volumes, George Bell, London (1930). The finest laboratory notebook ever written, lovingly transcribed by Thomas Martin from the hardbound originals. Faraday worked alone and here we have a day-by-day and sometimes even a minute-by-minute description of great science in the making. A unique document in the history of science.
7. L. Pearce Williams (editor), The Selected Correspondence of Michael Faraday, Cambridge University Press, 1971. This selection is in two large volumes and emphasizes the scientific correspondence.
8. Frank A. J. L. James (editor), Correspondence of Michael Faraday, Volume I (524 letters from 1811-1831), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London, (1991). The first volume of a definitive edition of Faraday's extant correspondence.
9. Geoffrey Cantor, Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist, Macmillan, London, (1991). Faraday was devoutly religious and this book explores the relationship between his science and his religious beliefs.

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