“To him [Faraday], as to all true philosophers, the main value of a fact was its position and suggestiveness in the general sequence of scientific truth.” TruthScienceValuePhilosopherFactScientific TruthFaradayMichael Faraday Book:Faraday as a Discoverer Source: Faraday as a Discoverer
“Underneath his sweetness and gentleness was the heat of a volcano. [Michael Faraday] was a man of excitable and fiery nature; but through high self-discipline he had converted the fire into a central glow and motive power of life, instead of permitting it to waste itself in useless passion.” SciencePassionNatureDisciplineFaradayMichael Faraday Book:Faraday as a Discoverer Source: Faraday as a Discoverer