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Benjamin Franklin

In Edinburgh,they socialized with two of the Enlightenment'sleading thinkers, the...

In Edinburgh,
they socialized with two of the Enlightenment's
leading thinkers, the economist Adam Smith
and the philosopher David Hume

Full Transcript

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In Edinburgh, they socialized with
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two of the Enlightenment's leading thinkers,
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the economist Adam Smith and the philosopher David Hume.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:32
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 Cohn: By the end of the war, France's coffers were - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Cohn: By the end of the war, France's coffers were
S01 • E01 At St. Andrews, the university placed - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
At St. Andrews, the university placed
S01 • E02 France had the satisfaction in triumphing over their - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
France had the satisfaction in triumphing over their
S01 • E01 From that moment on, most people referred to him - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
From that moment on, most people referred to him
S01 • E02 So, Franklin extracted, in a way, the lifeblood - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
So, Franklin extracted, in a way, the lifeblood
S01 • E01 One evening in Cambridge, he attended - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
One evening in Cambridge, he attended
S01 • E01 Cohn: Franklin looked at that and he thought, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Cohn: Franklin looked at that and he thought,
S01 • E02 He lit a fire, not only in France, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He lit a fire, not only in France,
S01 • E01 Why not take the glasses and have them move - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Why not take the glasses and have them move
S01 • E02 To put down tyranny was something that all - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
To put down tyranny was something that all
S01 • E01 Narrator: He hired a London glassblower to create - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: He hired a London glassblower to create
S01 • E02 Narrator: For Native Americans, the treaty was devastating. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: For Native Americans, the treaty was devastating.
S01 • E01 Cohn: And rather than having your fingers - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Cohn: And rather than having your fingers
S01 • E02 Many Nations had decided that they would be better off by - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Many Nations had decided that they would be better off by
S01 • E02 Now the United States was claiming - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
Now the United States was claiming
S01 • E01 Narrator: He named his new invention the armonica, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: He named his new invention the armonica,
S01 • E01 Soon, more of the instruments were being - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Soon, more of the instruments were being
S01 • E01 What pleased him most was that, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
What pleased him most was that,
S01 • E02 In the summer and fall of 1783, huge balloons suddenly - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
In the summer and fall of 1783, huge balloons suddenly
S01 • E02 Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to see - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to see