Bolt Of Fate: Benjamin Franklin And His Electric Kite HoaxPublicAffairs, 18.06.2003 - 320 Seiten Benjamin Franklin's 1752 electric kite experiment, using lightning to throw a spark from a key, made him a celebrity, winning sympathy in France for the fight against the British. This text shows Franklin to be a great hoaxer and the fabled experiment his greatest hoax. |
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