Michael Faraday connected chemistry with quantitative electricity through electrolysis. His experimental treatment related the amount of material transformed at an electrode to the electric charge passed through the apparatus, the basis of Faraday's laws of electrolysis.
His candle lectures made a different connection between apparatus and explanation: the wick supplies melted fuel through capillary action, while the flame's products reveal the chemical transformations involved in combustion.[ref]
The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday. Lecture I: melting reservoir, wick and capillary attraction; Lectures III–V: combustion products
A chemist whose route into experimental research began with a bookbinding apprenticeship (1805–1812). He became a laboratory assistant at the Royal Institution in 1813, its laboratory director in 1825, and Fullerian Professor of chemistry from 1833 to 1867.[ref]
Michael Faraday (1791–1867). Biography: Ri positions and bookbinding apprenticeship; Fullerian chemistry professorship, 1833–1867
Portrait of Michael Faraday
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Michael Faraday (1791–1867) was an English scientist renowned for his contributions to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He is best known for his discovery of electromagnetic induction, which is the principle behind electric generators and transformers. Faraday's experiments led to the formulation of Faraday's laws of electrolysis and the concept of the electric field.
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