Draw the Lightning Down : Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenment /

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Exploring the major role Benjamin Franklin played in laying the foundations of modern electrical science and technology, this text is rich with historical details and anecdotes. The story brings to light the arcane and long-forgotten inventions that made way for many modern technologies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schiffer, Michael B.
Other Authors: Bell, Carrie L., Hollenback, Kacy L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790.
Enlightenment.
Electricity.
Electrical engineering.
HISTORY > United States > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electrical.
Siecle des Lumieres.
Électricite > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Genie electrique > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Electricity > History > 18th century.
Electrical engineering > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Exploring the major role Benjamin Franklin played in laying the foundations of modern electrical science and technology, this text is rich with historical details and anecdotes. The story brings to light the arcane and long-forgotten inventions that made way for many modern technologies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (397 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520939851

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