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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Shachtman, Tom, 1942-     Subjects     Science and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century.     Science and state -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Technology and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century.     Technology and state -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Founding Fathers of the United States.     United States -- History -- 18th century.     United States -- History -- 19th century.     United States -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.     United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Shachtman, Tom, 1942-       by title:      Gentlemen scientists...         MARC Display

Gentlemen scientists and revolutionaries : the Founding Fathers in the Age of Enlightenment / Tom Shachtman. by Shachtman, Tom, 1942- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Subjects Science and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century.   Science and state -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   Technology and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century.   Technology and state -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   Founding Fathers of the United States.   United States -- History -- 18th century.   United States -- History -- 19th century.   United States -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.   United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century. ISBN:  9781137278258 (hbk. : alk. paper) : 1137278250 (hbk. : alk. paper) Description:  xvii, 254 pages ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Childhoods of the Founding Fathers -- "Variola" in Boston, 1721-22 -- Godfathers of American science -- The bolt from the blue -- Tracking the heavens from the Colonies -- "Expressions of the American mind" -- "This most dangerous enemy" -- Seeking a technological edge -- Science resurfaces -- Midcourse corrections -- Patents, innovations, and first steps -- The science-minded presidency -- The interweaving. Requests:  0 Summary:  Explores the scientific pursuits and discoveries of the Founding Fathers, from George Washington's embrace of an experimental vaccination for smallpox that saved the American army in 1777 to Thomas Paine's many inventions, including the first-ever iron span bridge. --Publisher's description.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.2273 Shachtman Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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