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Was Benjamin Franklin's famous electric kite experiment a fraud? And did it determine the course of the American Revolution? 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... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
- - History of electricity, as you have never heard it.
Summary edit
A history of early electricity, and exposing some myths and hoaxes.
Characters/People edit
- Benjamin Franklin: Scientist.
- William Watson: A botanist and scientist.
- Georg Rikhman: A German physicist who lived in Russia.
- Joseph Priestley: Add a description of this character.
- Leyden
- Peter Collinson
- Buffon
- Dalibard
- Lomonosov
- Haller
- Benjamin Wilson
- Anna
- Delor
- Bakken
- Musschenbroek
- Polly Baker
- Debbie
- Sokolov
- Isaac Newton
- Martin Folkes
- Romas
- Samuel Johnson
- James
- Ebenezer Kinnersley
- Coiffier
Setting & Locations edit
- Philedelphia: Franklin's home.
- London
- Philadelphia
- Paris
- France
- St. Petersburg
- England
- America
- Europe
- Pennsylvania
- Versailles
- Crane Court
- Germany
- Boston
- New Jersey
- Cumberland
- Scotland
- Turin
- Christ Church
- Kratzenstein
- Berlin
- Washington
First Sentence edit
Benjamin Franklin came of age in the print trade.
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Prologue
I. The Hand
Almanack-Writer
The Party Begins
The Equipment
The Genius of Nations
Universal Cure
Sunday
II. The Virtuoso
Among Gentlemen
Night Benjamin
Ivy--Girls and Holly--Boys
Deadly Box
The Crusaders
Marly
Lightning
III. Citizen of the World
The Kite
Death at St. Petersburg
Making Amends
Franklin's Point
The Tally
IV. Household God
The Making
Bolt of Fate
Checkmate
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tom Tucker (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Public Affairs Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 1891620703
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Public Affairs Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 1891620703
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 530.092
Subjects edit
- Books › Science › Physics › Electromagnetism › Electricity
- Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Electrical & Electronics › Electricity Principles
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Physics › Electromagnetism
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › People, A-Z › ( F ) › Franklin, Benjamin
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › Science › Experiments, Instruments & Measurement › Methodology & Statistics
- Books › Science › Education › Research
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Political
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