Bibliograph

A dangerous engine, Benjamin Franklin, from scientist to diplomat, Joan Dash ; pictures by Dušan Petričić

Type

Label

A dangerous engine, Benjamin Franklin, from scientist to diplomat, Joan Dash ; pictures by Dušan Petričić

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A dangerous engine

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57002721

Responsibility statement

Joan Dash ; pictures by Dušan Petričić

Sub title

Benjamin Franklin, from scientist to diplomat

Summary

At the time of his famous kite experiment, Benjamin Franklin was unaware that his theories about electricity had already made him a celebrity all over Europe, especially in France, where fashionable circles loved to discuss scientific discovery. Admired by the French court and beloved by French citizens, Franklin effectively became America's first foreign diplomat, later helping to enlist France's military and financial support for the American Revolution. A father of the revolution and a signer of the Constitution, Franklin was a lightning rod in political circles - "a dangerous Engine, " according to a critic. And although he devoted the last twenty-five years of his life to affairs of state, his first love was always science. Handsome pen-and-ink drawings highlight moments in this revolutionary thinker's life<>

Target audience

juvenile

Classification