Benjamin Franklin S Experiments
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Benjamin Franklin S Science
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Author : I. Bernard Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1990
Benjamin Franklin S Science written by I. Bernard Cohen and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Examines the scientific work of Benjamin Franklin in fields ranging from heat to astronomy ; provides accounts of the theoretical backgroung of his science, the experiments he performed, and their influence throughout Europe and the U.S.
Benjamin Franklin S Experiments
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Author : Benjamin Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
Benjamin Franklin S Experiments written by Benjamin Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Electricity categories.
Experiments And Observations On Electricity
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Author : Benjamin Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1769
Experiments And Observations On Electricity written by Benjamin Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1769 with categories.
Bolt Of Fate
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Author : Tom Tucker
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-04-24
Bolt Of Fate written by Tom Tucker and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-24 with History categories.
Every schoolchild in America knows that Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1752. Electricity from the clouds above traveled down the kite's twine and threw a spark from a key that Franklin had attached to the string. He thereby proved that lightning and electricity were one. What many of us do not realize is that Franklin used this breakthrough in his day's intensely competitive field of electrical science to embarrass his French and English rivals. His kite experiment was an international event and the Franklin that it presented to the world -- a homespun, rural philosopher-scientist performing an immensely important and dangerous experiment with a child's toy -- became the Franklin of myth. In fact, this sly presentation on Franklin's part so charmed the French that he became an irresistible celebrity when he traveled there during the American Revolution. The crowds and the journalists, and the ladies, cajoled the French powers into joining us in our fight against the British. What no one has successfully proven until now -- and what few have suggested -- is that Franklin never flew the kite at all. Benjamin Franklin was an enthusiastic hoaxer. And with the electric kite, he performed his greatest hoax. As Tucker shows, it was this trick that may have won the American Revolution.
Ben Franklin Stilled The Waves
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Author : Charles Tanford
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2004-04-22
Ben Franklin Stilled The Waves written by Charles Tanford and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-22 with Science categories.
When Benjamin Franklin, the 18th-century American statesman and scientist, watched the calming effect of a drop of oil on the waves and ripples of a London pond, he was observing what Pliny the Elder and generations of seafarers had done before him. Franklin, though, was the first to wonder exactly what was happening to the oil, and to investigate this strange phenomenon. Following Franklin's lead, a motley crowd of scientists over the next two centuries and more chose to investigate the nature of atoms and molecules through the interaction of fluid membranes. They included Lord Rayleigh, an altruistic English Lord, Agnes Pockels, who conducted experiments in her kitchen and became one of the earliest women to make lasting contributions to science, the renowned Dutch pediatrician Evert Gorter, and Irving Langmuir, one of America's greatest industrial scientists. Building on Franklin's original experiments, their work has culminated in the discovery of the structure of cell membranes, research that continues to bear fruit today. Ben Franklin Stilled the Waves is far more than the story of oil on water; it is a voyage into the very nature of science and its place in our history.
Benjamin Franklin S Experiments
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Author : Benjamin Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
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The Ingenious Dr Franklin
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Author : Benjamin Franklin
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1974-10
The Ingenious Dr Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Ingenious Dr. Franklin, an outstanding collection of Benjamin Franklin's scientific correspondence, has long been unavailable yet deserves a place beside his Autobiography as essential reading for everyone interested in history, wit, and invention. Portioned into three sections, "Practical Schemes and Suggestions," "Diverse Experiments and Observations," and "Scientific Deductions and Conjectures," these letters discuss an extraordinary range of topics, including the art of procuring pleasant dreams, choosing eye glasses, the first human flight, the character of clouds, the behavior of oil and water, smallpox and cancer, the cause of colds, charting the Gulf Stream, and prehistoric animals of the Ohio. Culled from ponderous volumes of collected works or private collections, these engaging and unabridged letters were assembled to allow readers to discover for themselves Benjamin Franklin's vigorous personality, his humanity, and his penetrating intelligence.
Experiments And Observations On Electricity Made At Philadelphia In America
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Author : Benjamin Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1769
Experiments And Observations On Electricity Made At Philadelphia In America written by Benjamin Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1769 with Electric power categories.
The First Scientific American
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Author : Joyce Chaplin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2007-08-02
The First Scientific American written by Joyce Chaplin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-02 with History categories.
Famous, fascinating Benjamin Franklin -- he would be neither without his accomplishments in science. Joyce Chaplin's authoritative biography considers all of Franklin's work in the sciences, showing how, during the rise and fall of the first British empire, science became central to public culture and therefore to Franklin's success. Having demonstrated in his earliest experiments and observations that he could master nature, Franklin showed the world that he was uniquely suited to solve problems in every realm. In the famous adage, Franklin "snatched lightning from the sky and the scepter from the tyrants" -- in that order. The famous kite and other experiments with electricity were only part of Franklin's accomplishments. He charted the Gulf Stream, made important observations on meteorology, and used the burgeoning science of "political arithmetic" to make unprecedented statements about America's power. Even as he stepped onto the world stage as an illustrious statesman and diplomat in the years leading up to the American Revolution, his fascination with nature was unrelenting. Franklin was the first American whose "genius" for science qualified him as a genius in political affairs. It is only through understanding Franklin's full engagement with the sciences that we can understand this great Founding Father and the world he shaped.
Experiments And Observations On Electricity Made At Philadelphia In America By Mr Benjamin Franklin And Communicated In Several Letters To Mr P Collinson Of London F R S
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Author : BENJAMIN. FRANKLIN
language : en
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Release Date : 2018-04-19
Experiments And Observations On Electricity Made At Philadelphia In America By Mr Benjamin Franklin And Communicated In Several Letters To Mr P Collinson Of London F R S written by BENJAMIN. FRANKLIN and has been published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-19 with categories.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T011748 Running title reads: "Mr B. Franklin's letters on electricity." Vertical chain lines. With a final leaf of advertisements. A re-issue of the sheets of the 1751 edition, with the same titlepage, and the addition of 'Supplemental experiments and observat London: printed and sold by E. Cave, 1751 [1753]. [4],107[i.e.109], [3]p., plate; 4°