Lectures tagged "Benjamin Franklin"

Einstein: His Life and Universe
Walter Isaacson
April 18, 2007
00:58:53
Walter Isaacson, author of the mega-selling, acclaimed biography of Benjamin Franklin, discusses his latest work focused on the most influential scientist of the 20th century, Albert Einstein. This is the first full biography written about this great icon since all of his papers became available.
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Franklin's Gulf Stream: Science in the Atlantic
Joyce E. Chaplin
March 9, 2006
00:45:15
Benjamin Franklin drew one of the first accurate charts of the Atlantic Gulf Stream enabling ships to take full advantage of the swifter current. Joyce E.