Chronicles the life of Michael Faraday, discussing his childhood in poverty, career as a bookbinder, rise through the ranks of the nineteenth-century scientific elite, contributions to his field, and other related topics.

Improvement of the mind -- Perceptions perfectly novel -- The university of experience -- Fear and confidence -- Rising to the light -- He smells the truth -- A twitch of the needle -- Toil and pleasure -- A cage of his own -- An excellent day's work -- Nothing is too wonderful to be true -- A partaker of infinity -- The light unseen -- The simplest earthly place.