by TomTucker (Author)
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.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 297
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 18 Mar 2004
ISBN 10: 0750936800
ISBN 13: 9780750936804