Bolt of Fate
Will be published approx. on 18. March 2004
Book
Hardback
297 pages
978-0-7509-3680-4 (ISBN)
Description
Benjamin Franklin famously flew a kite in a thunderstorm in 1752, an occasion on which he proved that lightning and electricity were one. But was Franklin's story merely a hoax to get revenge on the scientific establishment? Bolt of Fate investigates this and other 18th century experiments.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-3680-4 (9780750936804)
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Person
Tom Tucker is an award winning author who writes often about the history of invention. His most recent publication The Eclipse Project was issued by NASA, the result of a fellowship administered by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and Stanford University. He lives in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, with his family.