Scientists say they’ve finally solved the mystery of how clouds shoot lightning - Lightning, which can heat the atmosphere to ...

The brief reprieve on the way includes daytime highs in the 70s and lowered dew points. Benjamin Franklin famously quipped: “Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.” Franklin was ahead of his time ...

Franklin’s legendary charm was indeed good for something, and it still is here. But even those attributes, and Douglas’ interpretation of them, don’t quite prove inventive enough to ...

Ben Franklin's invention of the lightning rod and his revelation of the mysterious workings of lightning and thunder made him one of the foremost scientists of his day. As Dray, who won the Robert ...

Ben Franklin is known for his leadership during the Revolutionary War, his invention of the stove, bifocals, glass harmonic and lightning rods. He established fire departments and library systems.

Franklin was 70 when he reached Paris (Douglas is nearly a decade older), suffering from gout and other infirmities but bringing with him a reputation that captivated the French.

Object Details Author Dray, Philip Subject Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 Knowledge Physics Contents "Cotton Mather, dam you, with a pox to you!" -- Made at Philadelphia -- ...

Franklin was 70 when he reached Paris (Douglas is nearly a decade older), suffering from gout and other infirmities but bringing with him a reputation that captivated the French.

Franklin was 70 when he reached Paris (Douglas is nearly a decade older), suffering from gout and other infirmities but bringing with him a reputation that captivated the French.

Starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin during his diplomatic adventures in France, it’s a fairly flat rendition of an American in Paris that, unlike its subject, never quite catches a ...