Benjamin Franklin – Experiments and Observations on Electricity
Posted in First Editions, Rare Books on Feb 4th, 2008
“America’s First Great Scientific Contribution”
Until the mid-18th century electricity was little more than a parlor trick used to delight kings and amaze crowds. One such itinerant “electrician” aroused Benjamin Franklin’s curiosity, and he embarked on a series of experiments that would “snatch lightning from the sky,” opening up the new field of electrical science and [...]