Ingenious : a biography of Benjamin Franklin, scientist / Richard Munson.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the preeminent scientists of his time. Driven by curiosity, he conducted cutting-edge research on electricity, heat, ocean currents, weather patterns, chemical bonds, and plants. But today, Franklin is remembered more for his political prowess and diplomatic achievements than his scientific creativity. Franklin was a shrewd experimenter, clever innovator, and visionary physicist whose fame opened doors to negotiate French support and funding for American independence. Munson argues that Franklin's political life cannot be understood without giving proper credit to his scientific accomplishments.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393882230
- ISBN: 0393882233
- Physical Description: 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The kite -- Ingenious ancestors -- Searching for opportunity -- Building a business empire -- Electricity and heat -- Fighting the Penns -- Frustration in the colonies -- Frustration in London -- Every kind of science -- The catalyst -- Revolution -- Science opens the door -- Peacemaker -- More to discover -- The Constitutional experiment -- Closing the books -- A long shadow. |
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| Subject: | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Inventors > United States > Biography. Scientists > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | B Franklin (Text) | 38955500163523 | Adult New Biography | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | B Franklin (Text) | 31010000874117 | Adult New Biography | In transit | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | B FRANKLIN (Text) | 50503300491596 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/13/2025 |
| Beaufort Main | B FRANKLIN (Text) | 34208900239632 | Adult New Biography | Checked out | 05/10/2025 |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B FRANKLIN (Text) | 22281500160056 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/12/2025 |
| Cliffdale Library | B FRANKLIN (Text) | 31781069006664 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | B FRANKLIN MUN (Text) | 30372102088074 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Eden Library | B Franklin (Text) | 31554011678728 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | B FRANKLIN (Text) | 31420621488546 | Adult New Biography | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | B FRANKLIN (Text) | 900005000269390 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
