法拉第,1791年生于英国萨里郡纽因顿的一个铁匠家庭。因为家境贫寒,他只上了短短两年学,就不得不中断学业,到书店里当送报和装订书籍的学徒。从13岁到21岁,法拉第八年学徒生涯的业余时间几乎全用在读书和实验上了。他认真阅读书店里的各类图书,尤其是科学类的书籍,边读边临摹插图,工工整整地做读书笔记;他还用一些简单的器皿照着书上进行实验,仔细地观察和分析实验结果。181 2年2月到4月,在英国皇家学院的报告厅里,法拉第连续听了大化学家戴维的4次讲座。戴维的精彩演讲给他展示了美丽、庄严、圣洁的科学世界,那里阳光灿烂,照得他心里光明而温暖。4次讲座的笔记,经他仔细整理,并加上自己的理解,配上精美的插图,再包上皮质的封面,最后成为一本厚达386 Faraday, born in 1791 as a blacksmith family in Newington, Surrey, England. Because of his poor family, he only had to go to school in just two years and had to interrupt his studies and go to the bookstore as an apprentice who sent and bound books. From the age of 13 to 21, Faraday’s eight-year apprenticeship spent almost all his spare time studying and experimenting. He carefully read all kinds of books in the bookstore, especially books of science, while reading and copying illustrations, and his workers read books thoroughly. He also used some simple utensils to carry out experiments on books and carefully observed and analyzed Experimental results. 181 From February to April 2, Faraday listened to four lectures by big chemist David in the lecture hall of the Royal College of London. David’s brilliant speech showed him a beautiful, solemn and holy scientific world where the sun shines bright and warm in his heart. 4 lecture notes, carefully arranged by him, and add their own understanding, coupled with beautiful illustrations, and then wrapped in cortex cover, and finally become a thick 386