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Stealing God's Thunder
Philip Dray
Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod And The Invention Of America
Random House Trade Paperbacks
November 0000
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Featuring: Benjamin Franklin
304 pages
ISBN: 0812968107
EAN: 9780812968101
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Non-Fiction Biography
“Dray captures the genius and ingenuity of Franklin’s
scientific thinking and then does something even more
fascinating: He shows how science shaped his diplomacy,
politics, and Enlightenment philosophy.”–Walter Isaacson,
author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Today we think of Benjamin Franklin as a founder of American
independence who also dabbled in science. But in Franklin’s
day, the era of Enlightenment, long before he was an eminent
statesman, he was famous for his revolutionary scientific work. Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray uses the evolution of
Franklin’s scientific curiosity and empirical thinking as a
metaphor for America’s struggle to establish its fundamental
values. He recounts how Franklin unlocked one of the
greatest natural mysteries of his day, the seemingly
unknowable powers of lightning and electricity. Rich in
historical detail and based on numerous primary sources,
Stealing God’s Thunder is a fascinating original look at one
of our most beloved and complex founding fathers.
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