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Benjamin Franklin

It's one of the mostimportant inventions of the Enlightenmentand, of course, he won't...

It's one of the most
important inventions of the Enlightenment
and, of course, he won't patent it

Full Transcript

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It's one of the most important inventions
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of the Enlightenment and, of course,
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he won't patent it.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:12
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 • 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
S01 • E02 He doesn't see that the secret to Franklin's success is, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He doesn't see that the secret to Franklin's succe...
S01 • E01 London's Royal Society made him the first person - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
London's Royal Society made him the first person
S01 • E02 Essentially being polite and genteel - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Essentially being polite and genteel
S01 • E01 And one English scientist called his work - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
And one English scientist called his work
S01 • E02 Adams wants to be demanding things at all times and, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Adams wants to be demanding things at all times and,
S01 • E02 Ellis: It's the "good cop" and the "bad cop." - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Ellis: It's the "good cop" and the "bad ...
S01 • E02 I think they become an effective team and instead - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I think they become an effective team and instead
S01 • E02 This is probably the greatest assemblage of diplomatic - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This is probably the greatest assemblage of diplomatic
S01 • E02 But Adams is perceived by the French, especially Vergennes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
But Adams is perceived by the French, especially Vergennes,