Science and the Founding Fathers: Science in the Political Thought of Jefferson, Franklin, Adams and Madison
- ISBN-10
- 039331510X
- ISBN-13
- 9780393315103
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- I. Bernard Cohen
Description
The story of the scientific education of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and James Madison reveals that science was an integral part of their lives and shows how they used it to shape political issues of the day.
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