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"I never was before engaged
in any study," Franklin wrote, "that so totally engrossed
my attention and my time." Jenkinson: Franklin had become
interested in electricity, which, at the time,
was certainly not understood, but it was also
sort of a parlor trick
in any study," Franklin wrote, "that so totally engrossed
my attention and my time." Jenkinson: Franklin had become
interested in electricity, which, at the time,
was certainly not understood, but it was also
sort of a parlor trick
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"I never was before engaged
in any study," Franklin wrote,
00:00:05.996 --> 00:00:09.738
"that so totally engrossed
my attention and my time."
00:00:11.144 --> 00:00:13.875
Jenkinson: Franklin had become
interested in electricity,
00:00:13.913 --> 00:00:16.781
which, at the time,
was certainly not understood,
00:00:16.816 --> 00:00:18.808
but it was also
sort of a parlor trick.
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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.
