Title:
Gentlemen scientists and revolutionaries : the Founding Fathers in the Age of Enlightenment / Tom Shachtman.
Author:
Shachtman, Tom, 1942-
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Call Number:
Q127 .U6 S46 2014
Abstract:
Explores the scientific pursuits and discoveries of the Founding Fathers, from George Washington's embrace of an experimental vaccination for smallpox that saved the American army in 1777 to Thomas Paine's many inventions, including the first-ever iron span bridge. --Publisher's description.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781137278258
Physical Description:
xvii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents:
Childhoods of the Founding Fathers -- "Variola" in Boston, 1721-22 -- Godfathers of American science -- The bolt from the blue -- Tracking the heavens from the Colonies -- "Expressions of the American mind" -- "This most dangerous enemy" -- Seeking a technological edge -- Science resurfaces -- Midcourse corrections -- Patents, innovations, and first steps -- The science-minded presidency -- The interweaving.
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