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The first scientific American : Benjamin Franklin and the pursuit of genius / Joyce E. Chaplin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chaplin, Joyce E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scientists--United States--Biography.
- Scientists.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Franklin, Benjamin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (434 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A refreshing look at Benjamin Franklin's scientific accomplishments
- Contents:
- Genius
- Head and hands
- Man of letters
- Experiments and observations
- The Franklin paradox
- Distance
- Wrecked
- The science of war
- Final accounts
- Afterlife.
- Notes:
- Paperback published in 2007 by Basic Books.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-465-00885-2
- OCLC:
- 784885613
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