18th Century Guide to Ben Franklin: American Founding Father, Statesman, Inventor, Scientist, Librarian, Printer (CD-ROM)
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Author: U.S. GovernmentEdition: CD-ROM
Published: 2006-01-18
ISBN: 1422004600
Number of pages: 56095
Publisher: Progressive Management
Summary of 18th Century Guide to Ben Franklin: American Founding Father, Statesman, Inventor, Scientist, Librarian, Printer (CD-ROM)
This electronic book on CD-ROM provides a unique collection of documents about Ben Franklin, one of America?s Founding Fathers. While popularly known for his role as one of the United States? founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin was also a renowned scientist who made a number of substantial contributions in the field of Earth science. Affectionately known as Dr. Franklin (even though he never received his Ph.D.), he published numerous scientific papers?mostly on electricity. Franklin became a scientist because he was insatiably curious about the world around him. He wanted to know how things worked and figure out ways to make them better. In 1743, Franklin compared weather observations in letters he received from friends in other colonies. He was one of the first to observe that North American storms tend to move from west to east, and predicted that a storm's course could be plotted. He even made some of the first-recorded weather forecasts in his Poor Richard?s Almanac, a 25-year publication that Franklin first published in 1732 under the pseudonym of Richard Saunders. In 1752, Franklin, along with his son William, performed his famous kite-flying experiment which proved that lightning is a naturally occurring electrical phenomenon. The kite was constructed with a sharp metallic wire situated on top and at the end of the kite string, and a key tied to the end of the string with a silk ribbon. When Franklin saw loose threads on the kite string stand up, he grounded the makeshift insulated conductor by touching his knuckle to the metal key on the string. Consequently, he observed a passing spark between his knuckle and the key, which presented the final proof of lightning's electrical nature. Miraculously, the charge was not strong enough to be fatal to Franklin or his son. (Under normal circumstances, a lightning strike can instantly kill any individuals bold enough to fly a kite during a thunderstorm.) Benjamin Franklin ? Timeline 1706 -- Born in Boston, Massachusetts. 1718 -- Apprentice with brother James in printing shop. 1728 -- Opens printing office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1729 -- Becomes sole owner and publisher of Pennsylvania Gazette. 1731 -- Founds first public library. 1748 -- Retires from printing. 1752 -- Kite experiment. 1757 -- Goes to England as colonial representative. 1776 -- Signs Declaration of Independence. 1778 -- Negotiates Treaty of Alliance with France. 1782 -- Negotiates Treaty of Peace with Great Britain. 1787 -- Signs the Constitution of the United States. 1790 -- Dies in Philadelphia. In all, the disc has over 56,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD. As a bonus, this disc also includes a virtual federal reference bookshelf of 18 vital and interesting core federal documents with extraordinary material: HISTORIC AND FOUNDING DOCUMENTS - Constitution with Index, Declaration of Independence; Constitution as amended with Unratified Amendments and Analytical Index; Pocket Version; Emancipation Proclamation 1863. GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS - How Laws are Made House of Representatives; Management Challenges Facing the New Administration; American Government; Minutes of the Senate Democratic Conference 1903-1964 Minutes of the Senate Republican Conference 1911-1964. U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUALS - Complete reproductions from 1997 through the brand-new 2005-06 edition (nine documents). As the official handbook of the Federal Government, The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.Book Subjects
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