I was telling you last time how much enjoy reading about Benjamin Franklin. Now permit me to mention the umpteenth biography I’ve read about him. Franklin had at least five successful careers: writer, businessman, scientist, civic leader, international statesman. Biographers could probably write book length accounts on each of them as if they were separate [...]
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First Scientific American (Joyce Chaplin)
Posted in biography, science, tagged Benjamin Franklin, biography, history, science, scientists on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Franklin: A Biography Favorite
Posted in biography, history, tagged Americans, Benjamin Franklin, biography, scientists on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Do you have a favorite person that you enjoy reading about over and over? If you do, please leave a comment and share your thoughts. In the meantime, let me tell you about my favorite. In my mind, Benjamin Franklin wasn’t a tubby guy flying a kite in a thunderstorm. In fact, there’s good reason [...]
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