The woman that inspired Faraday
Jane Marcet wrote what was to become one of history's most important chemistry books. Hazel Rossotti dips into her pioneering 'Conversations on Chemistry'
Jane Marcet's 'Conversations on chemistry', published anonymously in 1806, became one of history's most influential science books. Written to make Humphry Davy's lectures more accessible to women, it inspired Michael Faraday and sold over 160,000 copies worldwide, establishing the template for popular science education.