Editore: PublicAffairs, 2003
ISBN 10: 1891620703 ISBN 13: 9781891620706
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. Export Ed. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: The Maryland Book Bank, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
paperback. Condizione: Good. Illustrated. Corners are bent. Used - Good.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.73.
Editore: PublicAffairs, U.S.A., 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: knew_4_you, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: New. NEW PB: NO remainder mark. Binding SOLID, Spine Uncreased. | SHIPS AIRMAIL INTERNATIONALLY!.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Hopkins Books, Nashua, NH, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First trade paperback edition, published by PublicAffairs, 2005. An in-depth examination of the well known story of Franklin's Kite experiment, did it actually happen or not? 5-1/4" X 8", 296 pages, with Index, Notes, and Bibliography. No creases to the cover or spine. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean. Binding is tight and square. Not a remainder, not a library discard. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 1891620703 ISBN 13: 9781891620706
Da: Billthebookguy, Eads, TN, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First edition hardback. Unread. Fine in Fine Jacket. Remainder mark to bottom.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Every schoolchild in America knows that Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1752. Electricity from the clouds above traveled down the kite's twine and threw a spark from a key that Franklin had attached to the string. He thereby proved that lightning and electricity were one.What many of us do not realize is that Franklin used this breakthrough in his day's intensely competitive field of electrical science to embarrass his French and English rivals. His kite experiment was an international event and the Franklin that it presented to the world -- a homespun, rural philosopher-scientist performing an immensely important and dangerous experiment with a child's toy -- became the Franklin of myth. In fact, this sly presentation on Franklin's part so charmed the French that he became an irresistible celebrity when he traveled there during the American Revolution. The crowds and the journalists, and the ladies, cajoled the French powers into joining us in our fight against the British.What no one has successfully proven until now -- and what few have suggested -- is that Franklin never flew the kite at all. Benjamin Franklin was an enthusiastic hoaxer. And with the electric kite, he performed his greatest hoax. As Tucker shows, it was this trick that may have won the American Revolution.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Condizione: Used - Very Good. 2005. Paperback. Pap. Minor shelf-wear. Very Good.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Oregon Books & Games, Grants Pass, OR, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.
Editore: DIANE Publishing Company, 2005
ISBN 10: 0756793327 ISBN 13: 9780756793326
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Editore: Sutton Publishing Ltd, London, 2004
ISBN 10: 0750936800 ISBN 13: 9780750936804
Da: Enterprise Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover, illus. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First English Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ New. No notes, names, or ANY markings. DJ not price clipped (£20) ; 297 pages.
Editore: Public Affairs, 2003
ISBN 10: 0756793327 ISBN 13: 9780756793326
Da: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Editore: Public Affairs, 2003
ISBN 10: 1891620703 ISBN 13: 9781891620706
Da: Zach the Ripper Books, Gillette, WY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. First printing. Unclipped, mylar protected dust jacket. Clean text. No marks, writing, stickers or stamps. Sharp corners. Tight binding. Small nudge to the spine's foot. The DJ has no creasing, chips or tears. Remainder mark on the bottom of the text block.
Editore: Washington : Public Affairs Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 1891620703 ISBN 13: 9781891620706
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. Literally 'as new'.; 297 pages; Description: 297 p. : ill. Subjects: Electricity experiments --Lightning --Physicists --Statesmen (United States) --History and Biography. Summary: Every schoolchild in America knows that Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1752. Electricity from the clouds above traveled down the kite's twine and threw a spark from a key that Franklin had attached to the string. He thereby proved that lightning and electricity were one. What many of us do not realize is that Franklin used this breakthrough in his day's intensely competitive field of electrical science to embarrass his French and English rivals. His kite experiment was an international event and the Franklin that it presented to the world-a homespun, rural philosopher-scientist performing an immensely important and dangerous experiment with a child's toy-became the Franklin of myth. In fact, this sly presentation on Franklin's part so charmed the French that he became an irresistible celebrity when he traveled there during the American Revolution. The crowds and the journalists, and the ladies, cajoled the French powers into joining us in our fight against the British. What no one has successfully proven until now, and what few have suggested, is that Franklin never flew the kite at all. Benjamin Franklin was an enthusiastic hoaxer. And with the electric kite, he performed his greatest hoax. As Tucker shows, it was this trick that may have won the American Revolution. 1 Kg.
Editore: Perseus Books Group, New York, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Andover Books and Antiquities, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
Softcover. PublicAffairs. xx, 297 pp. Softcover. LCC: 2003043167 Very good condition; on covers: traces of wear on edges, and previous owner's name on front.
Editore: PublicAffairs,U.S., 2003
ISBN 10: 1891620703 ISBN 13: 9781891620706
Da: Allyouneedisbooks Ltd, Westbury, WILTS, Regno Unito
Condizione: fine/fine. 1st PublicAffairs 2003 hardcover edition 1st print fine in near fine dw. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Condizione: New.
Editore: PublicAffairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Condizione: New.
Editore: Washington : Public Affairs Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 1891620703 ISBN 13: 9781891620706
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Prima edizione
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. Literally 'as new'.; 297 pages; Description: 297 p. : ill. Subjects: Electricity experiments --Lightning --Physicists --Statesmen (United States) --History and Biography. Summary: Every schoolchild in America knows that Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1752. Electricity from the clouds above traveled down the kite's twine and threw a spark from a key that Franklin had attached to the string. He thereby proved that lightning and electricity were one. What many of us do not realize is that Franklin used this breakthrough in his day's intensely competitive field of electrical science to embarrass his French and English rivals. His kite experiment was an international event and the Franklin that it presented to the world-a homespun, rural philosopher-scientist performing an immensely important and dangerous experiment with a child's toy-became the Franklin of myth. In fact, this sly presentation on Franklin's part so charmed the French that he became an irresistible celebrity when he traveled there during the American Revolution. The crowds and the journalists, and the ladies, cajoled the French powers into joining us in our fight against the British. What no one has successfully proven until now, and what few have suggested, is that Franklin never flew the kite at all. Benjamin Franklin was an enthusiastic hoaxer. And with the electric kite, he performed his greatest hoax. As Tucker shows, it was this trick that may have won the American Revolution. 1 Kg.
Editore: Publicaffairs, NY, 2003
ISBN 10: 1891620703 ISBN 13: 9781891620706
Da: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First printing. About fine in like dust jacket.
Editore: Sutton Publishing, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2004
Da: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and clean inside.
Editore: The Perseus Books Group, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Editore: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Regno Unito
Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Editore: Public Affairs, 2005
ISBN 10: 1586482947 ISBN 13: 9781586482947
Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
Trade Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. export ed edition. 297 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Editore: PublicAffairs, New York, N.Y., 2003
ISBN 10: 1891620703 ISBN 13: 9781891620706
Da: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xx, 297, [3] pages. Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Author's Note. Prologue. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Tucker is an award-winning author who writes often about the history of invention. Benjamin Franklin's 1752 electric kite experiment, using lightning to throw a spark from a key, made him a celebrity, winning sympathy in France for the fight against the British. This text shows Franklin to be a great hoaxer and the fabled experiment his greatest hoax. Nearly every schoolchild in America knows that Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1752. What many of us do not realize is that Franklin used this breakthrough in the intensely competitive field of electrical science to embarrass his French and English rivals. Electrical science was the hot science of his day. Franklin's kite experiment was an international event, and the Franklin that it presented to the world--a homespun, rural philosopher-scientist performing an immensely important and dangerous experiment with a child's toy--became the Franklin of myth. In fact, this very deliberate presentation on Franklin's part so charmed the French that he became an irresistible celebrity when he traveled there during the American Revolution. It was the crowds and the journalists, and the ladies, who cajoled the French powers into joining the fight against the British. What no one has successfully proven until now is that Franklin never flew the kite at all. Benjamin Franklin was an enthusiastic hoaxer. With the electric kite, he managed the greatest hoax of them all. As Tucker shows, it was this trick that may have won the American Revolution. Derived from a Publishers Weekly review: According to Tucker, Benjamin Franklin's "multifaceted genius" had a hidden side:"He was also a splendid master of the hoax." And, notes Tucker, Franklin had reason to perpetrate a hoax on the scientific establishment, then embodied in Britain's Royal Society, where the colonial printer was not taken seriously as a scientist. Franklin's legendary electric kite experiment, Tucker asserts, was a myth propagated by Franklin himself that had repercussions even for the Revolution: the British feared that Franklin had created an electric superweapon that, in the words of Franklin's contemporary, Horace Walpole,"would reduce St. Paul's to a handful of ashes." Tucker bases his hoax theory on a reading of primary sources. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].