Playing with fire
histories of the lightning rod
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Author
Contributions
- Heering, Peter. - Contributor
- Hochadel, Oliver, 1968- - Contributor
- Rhees, David J. - Contributor
Publication
2009 - American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
72,500 words, Guess
Page Count
290 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101606189956
- ISBN-139781606189955
- Library of Congress Control Number2009033624
- OCLC Control Number435628694
- Better World Books9781606189955
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24044198M
Classifications
- DDC693.8/98
- LCCTH9061 .P58 2009
- LCCTH9061.P58 2009
Description
"In 2002 the world commemorated the 250th anniversary of the invention of the lightning rod. In 2006 the tricentenary of the birth of its inventor, Benjamin Franklin, was celebrated. In spite of this attention, the development and adoption of the lightning rod remain poorly understood, perhaps because it is so deeply embedded in our culture that we overlook it. Playing with Fire reveals the complex histories of the lightning rod in a multidisciplinary and multifaceted manner. To reflect of the development of the 'Franklin rod' is to understand how science and technology have entered our world and changed it in profound ways."--Publisher's description.
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Series Statement
- Transactions of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge -- v. 99, pt. 5
Other Editions
- Playing with fire: histories of the lightning rod
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