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Michael Faraday: Father of Electronics by Charles Ludwig
Young Michael Faraday never thought that he would make such a big difference. He had a speech impediment, an unproportionally large head, and a severe lack of formal education. His family was struggling through the slums of London as dissenters. Yet he was considered as one of the world's greatest experimental scientists. He invented the electric motor, the generator, and the transformer. He discovered benzene and was the first to turn chlorine to liquid. Throughout his life, Michael would contribute so much to the principles of science.

This is one of my favorite books. It's a shame it's considered a "schoolbook," the kind of books you wouldn't read unless your teacher told you to. I admit, I didn't think I'd like it when it was first assigned to me. Written in fictionalized form, this biography is no "When I was 14, I was taken in as an apprentice" story. It's a marvelous narrative with many plot intricacies - from Michael's challenge against his speech impediment to the Napoleonic War taking place in his time to his never-ending pursuit for knowledge. Those immensely interested in Science will enjoy this book even more as it lays out many facts throughout the story, such as the first device to produce a continual flow of electricity.

My eyes sparkled with desire for more as I delved deeper into this book. As someone more interested in Biology, I never found electricity to be appealing. But I after I read this book, my opinion changed. I felt very fascinated with it, and every fact that I picked up was a sliver of wonder to me. What I liked most about the story was the fact that even though Faraday was a scientist, he never let go of his faith. In his time, science wasn't a principle that defied religion. Rather, it was a law from God. The one thing that disappointed me though was that the author seldom wrote about his personal life. But that's just one con among the many pros of the book.

Overall, Michael Faraday: Father of Electronics is an excellent book. I loved it to bits and will definitely be one of my absolute favorites for a very long time.

Genre: Biography
Side note: Try out Faraday's experiments. They're fun! ^^;

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