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Gentlemen scientists and revolutionaries : the Founding Fathers in the Age of Enlightenment /

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 desc...

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Main Author: Shachtman, Tom, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
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.
United States > History > 18th century.
United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Intellectual life > 18th century.
United States > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Founding Fathers of the United States.
Intellectual life.
Science and state.
Technology and state.
United States.
1700 - 1899
History.

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