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His fame as a writer was further consolidated with the publication of his autobiography
Whereas washington with the help of the french won the war on the battlefield it was mr
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His contributions to americas independence and democratic ideals are enduring
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The book does not seek to take him to task for not having 21st century values and it does not seek to put him on yet another pedestal
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He founded many civic organizations including the library company the american philosophical society philadelphias first fire department and the university of pennsylvania
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It was interesting to learn that franklin’s proposed experiments to show that lightning was electricity and that metal rods could be used to snatch lightning from the sky were communicated to his english friend peter collinson in 1750 which were presented to the royal society in london and then widely published
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It was translated into french in early 1752
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King louis xv asked that the lab tests be performed for franklin which they were in february by three frenchmen
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In describing franklin’s scientific contributions and inventions isaacson went much beyond electricity and the lightning rod
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On the other side of the pond he received honorary doctorate degrees from oxford university and the university of st