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Benjamin Franklin

Adams learned French bymemorizing funeral orations, and Franklin learned Frenchby writing...

Adams learned French by
memorizing funeral orations, and Franklin learned French
by writing poetry and letters to women

Full Transcript

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Adams learned French by memorizing funeral orations,
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and Franklin learned French by writing poetry
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and letters to women.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:45
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E01 The first such devices ever erected in the world. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The first such devices ever erected in the world.
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Lightning bolts aren't there - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Isaacson: Lightning bolts aren't there
S01 • E02 Franklin knew how to be popular and Adams had no idea - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Franklin knew how to be popular and Adams had no idea
S01 • E01 It's not something you can just - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It's not something you can just
S01 • E02 In fact, Adams per-perceived popularity - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
In fact, Adams per-perceived popularity
S01 • E01 You have to find practical, scientific solutions - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
You have to find practical, scientific solutions
S01 • E02 Franklin's popularity drives Adams to distraction. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Franklin's popularity drives Adams to distraction.
S01 • E02 He's... he feels he's being... He feels that Franklin is being - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He's... he feels he's being... He feels that Frank...
S01 • E01 It's one of the most important inventions - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It's one of the most important inventions
S01 • E01 He believes a good idea - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He believes a good idea
S01 • E02 He can't stand these celebrations of what he sees - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He can't stand these celebrations of what he sees
S01 • E01 Narrator: Some religious leaders objected - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: Some religious leaders objected
S01 • E02 Narrator: Shortly after his arrival, Adams accompanied - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: Shortly after his arrival, Adams accompanied
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Surely the Thunder of Heaven is no more - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Man as Franklin: Surely the Thunder of Heaven is no more
S01 • E02 He was 83 and in poor health, a month away from dying. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He was 83 and in poor health, a month away from dying.
S01 • E02 When the crowd demanded that the two great men embrace, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
When the crowd demanded that the two great men embrace,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Scientists in America and Europe - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: Scientists in America and Europe
S01 • E02 Schiff: Adams is an impatient man, he's a brittle man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Schiff: Adams is an impatient man, he's a brittle man.
S01 • E01 Harvard, Yale, and the College of William and Mary in Virginia - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Harvard, Yale, and the College of William and Mary in Virgin...
S01 • E02 And he certainly doesn't understand the way - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And he certainly doesn't understand the way