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Bolt of fate : Benjamin Franklin and his electric kite hoax

Argues that Franklin's kite experiment never took place and that it was a scientific hoax that grew to legendary proportions and may have affected the outcome of the American Revolution.

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Main Author: Tucker, Tom, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, c2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Knowledge > Physics.
Electricity > Experiments > History.
Lightning > Experiments > History.
Physicists > United States > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Science.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1
  • The Hand
  • Part 2
  • The Virtuoso
  • Part 3
  • Citizen of the World
  • Part 4
  • Household God.

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