Date: 2010-05-26
Scholar-led Book Discussion
7:00pm–Title: “The Electric Life of Michael Faraday.” By Alan W. HirshfeldGuest Speaker: Dr. Catherine Dignam, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Food Science, Framingham State College.Moderator: Dr. Mary Murphy, past president of the Framingham History Center.English scientist Michael Faraday (1791-1867) made the revolutionary discovery that electricity, magnetism and light are all related. As a young man, through a great stroke of luck he went to work for renowned scientist Sir Humphry Davy, and was unstoppable as he made discoveries in multiple scientific fields. Copies of the book are available at both libraries. Refreshments. Famingham Public Library, Costin Room, 49 Lexington Street.
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