Faraday's Fields: Electromagnetism

Magnetism is a force that not only pervades the cosmos but is part of our everyday existence. This essay covers the force we recognize as magnetism through the prism of Michael Faraday’s life and times. As such it contains some facts and figures on the subject of Faraday’s contributions to our knowledge of electromagnetism. The essay is illustrated and contains a list of references to other literature on the subject.