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Draw the Lightning Down: Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenment
By Michael Brian Schiffer, Kacy L. Hollenback, Carrie L. Bell
395 pages
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- University of California Press
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- Berkeley, CA
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- 2003
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Synopsis
"In focusing an archeologist's eye on electrical technology in the eighteenth century, Michael Brian Schiffer brings fresh and valuable insight to the study of the process of technological diffusion. At the same time he provides a lively account of how an interest in electricity spread across a surprisingly broad range of Enlightenment society."--Bernard Finn, Curator, Electrical Collections, Smithsonian Institution
"Michael Brian Schiffer brings his love of technology and archaeology together ...
"In focusing an archeologist's eye on electrical technology in the eighteenth century, Michael Brian Schiffer brings fresh and valuable insight to the study of the process of technological diffusion. At the same time he provides a lively account of how an interest in electricity spread across a surprisingly broad range of Enlightenment society."--Bernard Finn, Curator, Electrical Collections, Smithsonian Institution
"Michael Brian Schiffer brings his love of technology and archaeology together into a great story of the Age of Enlightenment. A wonderful read for those who want to dive into compelling stories of artifacts, people and scientific thought. "Draw the Lightning Down pushes archaeology into times and technology where it has not gone before. This is an absorbing and literally electrifying book!"--Pamela J. Cressey, City Archaeologist, Alexandria Archaeology
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Table of contents
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- Draw the Lightning Down *
- Title Page *
- Contents *
- Figures ix
- Preface xi
- 1 - The Franklin Phenomenon 1
- 2 - In the Beginning 12
- 3 - A Coming of Age 33
- 4 - Going Public 67
- 5 - Power to the People 91
- 6 - Life and Death 107
- 7 - First, Do No Harm 133
- 8 - An Electrical World 161
- 9 - Property Protectors 184
- 10 - A New Alchemy 206
- 11 - Visionary Inventors 226
- Draw the Lightning Down *
- Title Page *
- Contents *
- Figures ix
- Preface xi
- 1 - The Franklin Phenomenon 1
- 2 - In the Beginning 12
- 3 - A Coming of Age 33
- 4 - Going Public 67
- 5 - Power to the People 91
- 6 - Life and Death 107
- 7 - First, Do No Harm 133
- 8 - An Electrical World 161
- 9 - Property Protectors 184
- 10 - A New Alchemy 206
- 11 - Visionary Inventors 226
- 12 - Technology Transfer: a Behavioral Framework 257
- Notes 271
- References Cited 333
- Index 365