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Examines the life of the English physicist, who rose from a boyhood in the slums of London to make significant discoveries in the study of electricity, magnetism, and light.

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ea. vol: photogs. chron. index. (People of Distinction Series). CIP. Childrens. 1986. PLB $8.95. Gr 4-8 The breaking of the sound barrier and the risks that Yeager took to do it make an engrossing opener. Then readers learn about his childhood, his service in the Army Air Force during World War II, and his life through his role in the Vietnam War. Chronologies of supersonic flight and of Yeager's life are included. Gaffney's simple but interest-grabbing prose carries readers through Yeager's life and related historical events while explaining the necessary technical details. A few black-and-white photographs show Yeager and his planes. In Michael Faraday , Gutnik includes some background on life in London, as well as the nature of scientific and philosophical speculation during Faraday's time. Grainy black-and-white reproductions of prints of the time are clustered mainly in the center of the book, while diagrams help explain the experiments. However, the writing is undramatic and marred by some short, choppy sentences, sentence fragments, and repetitive summaries. Gutnik's Electricity : from Faraday to Solar Generators (Watts, 1986) is a more comprehensive treatment that includes some of the same material. Rosen covers Sadat's rise from poverty and failure to become President of Egypt. It's an impressive and inspiring story. Rosen writes in simple declarative sentences, using footnotes from an extensive number of sources. This style may distract some readers but help others. Black-and-white photographs show what the principals looked like, while small maps try to show the territorial problems of Israel, Egypt, and the neighboring lands. Sadat: the Man Who Changed Mid-East History (Walker, 1981) by George Sullivan covers similar material but stops short of Sadat's assassination. Anwar Sadat (Watts, 1982) by Raymond Carroll begins with his death and fills in his life story as well. Sylvia Marantz, Wellington School, Columbus, Ohio (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Gr. 6-8. Gutnik, a science educator, emphasizes Faraday's scientific achievements rather than his personal life. The author briefly describes Faraday's poverty-stricken youth and his apprenticeship to a bookbinder whose interest in the eager young man led Faraday to become the protg of scientist and philosopher Sir Humphrey Davy. Faraday's theories, experiments (which are accompanied by diagrams), and discoveries in the areas of electricity and magnetism are described in some detail. Gutnik stresses Faraday's basic belief that a scientist must have a completely open mind. The writing style is pedestrian, with some awkward phrasing Faraday, sitting in front of the fire with his wife, ``would prattle about his research.'' The book will be most useful to students with a physics background who wish to obtain more information about the scientist's work. Black-and-white reproductions of old prints are used, most of them in a single insert near the middle of the book. A glossary and a lengthy chronology of world events during Faraday's lifetime are appended. ML. 530'.092 (B) Faraday, Michael / Physicists [CIP] 86-11702