Ben Franklin And His First Kite

Author : Stephen Krensky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0689849842
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ben Franklin and His First Kite written by Stephen Krensky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two popular series, Ready-to-Read and Childhood of Famous Americans, combine to present the story of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite! Simultaneous.

Author : Tom Tucker
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 0786739428
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bolt Of Fate written by Tom Tucker and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 :
ISBN 13 : 9781404601741
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ben Franklin and His First Kite written by Stephen Krensky and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beginning biography of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite!

Author : Peter Roop
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780439554428
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Go Fly a Kite, Ben Franklin! written by Peter Roop and published by Scholastic Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Ben Franklin as a boy.

Author : 편집부
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788959054466
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book BEN FRANKLIN AND HIS FIRST KITE(CD1장포함)(Ready-to-Read Level 2) written by 편집부 and published by . This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philip Dray
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812968107
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stealing God's Thunder written by Philip Dray and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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
ISBN 13 : 0525555927
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I am Benjamin Franklin written by Brad Meltzer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. (Cover may vary) 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 : H. W. Brands
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307754944
Total Pages : 786 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First American written by H. W. Brands and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Benjamin Franklin, perhaps the pivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this “thorough biography of ... America’s first Renaissance man” (The Washington Post) by the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War. "The authoritative Franklin biography for our time.” —Joseph J. Ellis, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Founding Brothers Wit, diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, and bon vivant, Benjamin Franklin's "life is one every American should know well, and it has not been told better than by Mr. Brands" (The Dallas Morning News). From penniless runaway to highly successful printer, from ardently loyal subject of Britain to architect of an alliance with France that ensured America’s independence, Franklin went from obscurity to become one of the world’s most admired figures, whose circle included the likes of Voltaire, Hume, Burke, and Kant. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and a host of other sources, acclaimed historian H. W. Brands has written a thoroughly engaging biography of the eighteenth-century genius. A much needed reminder of Franklin’s greatness and humanity, The First American is a work of meticulous scholarship that provides a magnificent tour of a legendary historical figure, a vital era in American life, and the countless arenas in which the protean Franklin left his legacy. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: ANDREW JACKSON, THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.

Author : Dennis Brindell Fradin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101640081
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Was Ben Franklin? written by Dennis Brindell Fradin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-02-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.

Author : I. Bernard Cohen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674066595
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Benjamin Franklin's Science written by I. Bernard Cohen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the scientific work of Benjamin Franklin in fields ranging from heat to astronomy ; provides accounts of the theoretical backgroung of his science, the experiments he performed, and their influence throughout Europe and the U.S.