Book 2014

Gentlemen scientists and revolutionaries

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English
Published: 2014

History
Science and state
Technology and state
Intellectual life

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 description.