Benjamin Franklin: Giants of Science - Couverture rigide

Krull, Kathleen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0670012874 ISBN 13 : 9780670012879

Editeur : Viking Books for Young Readers, 2013

Synopsis

Benjamin Franklin Almost all kids know Benjamin Franklin as one of America's Founding Fathers. In this biography, Krull shows Franklin as the "natural philosopher" (the term for scientists back in the 1700s), whose experiments led to important discoveries about the nature of electricity. Illustrations. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Sure, almost all kids know Benjamin Franklin as one of America’s Founding Fathers, a man with a hand in both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. And they may even have some vague idea that he once flew a kite during a lightning storm. What Kathleen Krull sets out to do in this very different biography is show Ben Franklin the “natural philosopher” (the term for scientists back in the 1700s), whose experiments led to important discoveries about the nature of electricity—including his famous demonstration that electricity and lightning were one and the same.

As always, this much-lauded series presents a true Giant of Science in a juicily anecdotal way. This is social history at its best. . . . who knew that Franklin became such a megastar that Paris shops sold Ben dolls, Ben ashtrays, even Ben wallpaper?

Witty and engaging, this is a worthy addition to the Giants of Science series.

Biographie de l'auteur

Kathleen Krull, the noted social historian, lives in San Diego, California.

Boris Kulikov, the illustrator of this series, lives in New York City.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0670012874
• ISBN 13: 9780670012879
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Illustrateur: Kulikov Boris