Ingenious Dr. Franklin: Selected Scientific Letters of Benjamin Franklin - Paperback

$47.25

Ingenious Dr. Franklin: Selected Scientific Letters of Benjamin Franklin - Paperback

Name: Ingenious Dr. Franklin: Selected Scientific Letters of Benjamin Franklin - Paperback
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by Nathan G. Goodman (Editor)

An outstanding collection of Benjamin Franklin's scientific correspondence, The Ingenious Dr. Franklin 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.

Author Biography

Nathan G. Goodman is the author of Benjamin Rush, Physician and Citizen, 1746-1813, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Number of Pages: 256

Dimensions: 0.79 x 8.28 x 5.3 IN

Publication Date: October 01, 1974

ISBN	9780812210675
Publisher	University of Pennsylvania Press
Genre	Biography, History, and Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	October 1974
Language	ENG- English
Pages	256
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print