Bolt of Fate

Bolt of Fate

by TomTucker (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 297
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 18 Mar 2004

ISBN 10: 0750936800
ISBN 13: 9780750936804

Author Bio
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.