The first scientific American : Benjamin Franklin and the pursuit of genius

The first scientific American : Benjamin Franklin and the pursuit of genius / Joyce E. Chaplin.

A refreshing look at Benjamin Franklin's scientific accomplishments.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chaplin, Joyce E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2006.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790
Franklin, Benjamin.
Scientists > United States > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
Scientists
Statesmen
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Genius
  • Head and hands
  • Man of letters
  • Experiments and observations
  • The Franklin paradox
  • Distance
  • Wrecked
  • The science of war
  • Final accounts
  • Afterlife.

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