Author : Stephen Krensky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 2002-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0689849842
In this engaging tale about the inventive young Ben Franklin, ten-year-old Ben tries to cross the pond using a kite. Full-color illustrations.
Author : Tom Tucker
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 10,1 MB
Release : 2009-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0786739428
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.
Author : Stephen Krensky
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 37,44 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Inventors
ISBN : 9781404601741
A beginning biography of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite!
Author : 편집부
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2008-11-18
Category :
ISBN : 9788959054466
Author : Rosalyn Schanzer
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 50,41 MB
Release : 2002-12-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0688169937
Ben Franklin was the most famous American in the entire world during colonial times. No wonder! After all, the man could do just about anything. Why, he was an author and an athlete and a patriot and a scientist and an inventor to boot. He even found a way to steal the lightning right out of the sky. Is such a thing possible? Is it. Take a look inside and find Ben busy at work on every spread. Then find out how he used his discovery about lightning to make people's lives safer. In an inventive way, Rosalyn Schanzer brings us a brilliant and ever-curious American original.
Author : Philip Dray
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 20,60 MB
Release : 2005-12-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0812968107
“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.
Author : Brad Meltzer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 15,27 MB
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0525555927
The 21st book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. who helped draft the Declaration of Independence while making important scientific contributions. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos.Driven by his curiosity from a young age, Benjamin Franklin's observations about the world led to key discoveries about electricity and other contributions that remain important today. This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Benjamin Franklin's commitment to self-improvement is the highlight of this biography You’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
Author : Peter Roop
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 15,92 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780439554428
A biography of Ben Franklin as a boy.
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Electricity
ISBN : 9780395065600
Gives an account of how Benjamin Franklin's influence helped to win the American Revolution.
Author : Michael Brian Schiffer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 42,64 MB
Release : 2006-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520248295
Annotation A lively and entertaining study of early electrical technology, this book brings to life the technologies and inventors--most notably Benjamin Franklin--who forged the way for our modern electrical world.
