迈克尔·法拉第(1791-1867)是19世纪英国最杰出的物理学家之一。他生于伦敦近郊一个小村子里,他的父亲是个铁匠,家境贫寒,所以法拉第只在7-9岁读过两年小学,只受过一点点读、写、算的启蒙教育。5岁那年,法拉第全家搬到伦敦定居。1804年,13岁的法拉第进入一家售书兼装订书的商店,在那里工作了8年。起初当送报童,后来又做装订图书的学徒。这个工作对他的一生产生了很大的影响,由于有机会接触到大量的图书,法拉第在工作之余读了很多科学书籍,获得了广泛的科学知识。法拉第说:“这些书中有两本对我特别有帮助,一本是《大英百科全书》,我从它第一次得到电的概 Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the best British physicists in the 19th century. He was born in a small village on the outskirts of London. His father, a blacksmith, was in a poor family. Faraday had only attended primary school at the age of 7 to 9 and only received a little bit of reading, writing and enlightenment education. At age 5, Faraday moved to London to settle in the family. In 1804, Faraday, 13, entered a store selling books and staples, where he worked for eight years. At first it was a newspaperboy, and later an apprentice bookbinding. This work had a huge impact on his life. With access to a large number of books, Faraday read a lot of scientific books and obtained extensive scientific knowledge. Faraday said: "Two of these books are especially helpful to me. One is the Encyclopedia Britannica.