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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Bibliographic Details
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.

Table of 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.