Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.comID: 60266Title: Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of AmericaAuthor: Philip DrayNarrator: David ChandlerFormat: UnabridgedLength: 09:30:03Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-11-08Publisher: Recorded BooksGenres: History, North America, Science & Technology, Astronomy & PhysicsSummary:Award-winning author Philip Dray delves into the lesser-known side of an American icon in Stealing God's Thunder. Benjamin Franklin, more often viewed as a statesman and founding father than as a man of science, challenged religion, science, and reason with his inventions. But in a time when everything was blamed on sin, it was the lightning rod- Franklin's attempt to control the heavens-that caused the greatest controversy.Contact: [email protected]

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