Benjamin Franklin / by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Boris Kulikov.

By:

Krull, Kathleen [author.]

Contributor(s):

Kulikov, Boris, 1966- [illustrator.]

Material type:

TextSeries: Krull, Kathleen. Giants of science ; Publisher: New York : Viking, [2013]Description: 121pages 22cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

Juvenile

ISBN:

9780670012879 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

509.2 B 23
921 FRANKLIN 15

LOC classification:

Q143.F8 K78 2013

Contents:

Introduction -- The swimmer -- The runaway -- Extraordinary ambition -- How to keep warm -- Electric picnics? -- Lightning strikes -- And more -- Wrong turns, right turns, and funny turns -- In his spare time -- Franklinmania -- Under the mulberry tree -- Lasting impact.

Summary: "Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."-- Provided by publisher.Summary: An account of the Founding Father's particular contributions as a scientist illuminates his studies on the nature of air and heat as well as the process through which he proved that lightning and electricity are the same.

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Books	Idaho Springs Public Library	Junior Biography	J B FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	30404100088820

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."-- Provided by publisher.

An account of the Founding Father's particular contributions as a scientist illuminates his studies on the nature of air and heat as well as the process through which he proved that lightning and electricity are the same.

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