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Benjamin Franklin

But pure sciencehad less appeal to Franklin than putting itto practical use

Narrator: But pure science
had less appeal to Franklin than putting it
to practical use

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Narrator: But pure science had less appeal to Franklin
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than putting it to practical use.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:38
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 Isaacson: I think that Franklin's relationships - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Isaacson: I think that Franklin's relationships
S01 • E01 Man: Lightning was seen as being Divine Retribution. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Man: Lightning was seen as being Divine Retribution.
S01 • E01 Of course, the irony was that most of the buildings - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Of course, the irony was that most of the buildings
S01 • E02 He loved being flirtatious, loved being around them, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He loved being flirtatious, loved being around them,
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Franklin is convinced that lightning - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Isaacson: Franklin is convinced that lightning
S01 • E02 I think Madame Brillon pointed out to Franklin that she was - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
I think Madame Brillon pointed out to Franklin that she was
S01 • E01 He's looking at electric sparks, - Benjamin Franklin 00:22
He's looking at electric sparks,
S01 • E02 I believe Franklin must have been disappointed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
I believe Franklin must have been disappointed,
S01 • E01 He proposed an experiment that involved placing a person - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
He proposed an experiment that involved placing a person
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin's attentions turned to another woman - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: Franklin's attentions turned to another woman
S01 • E02 Anne-Catherine Helvétius was nearly 60, a widow who lived - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Anne-Catherine Helvétius was nearly 60, a widow who lived
S01 • E02 Eccentric and free-spirited, she hosted one of the most - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Eccentric and free-spirited, she hosted one of the most
S01 • E01 He shared his observations with a London scientist, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He shared his observations with a London scientist,
S01 • E02 Franklin became a regular visitor, sometimes playing his - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Franklin became a regular visitor, sometimes playing his
S01 • E01 Franklin was planning to conduct the experiment - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Franklin was planning to conduct the experiment
S01 • E01 But the work went slowly and Franklin grew impatient. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But the work went slowly and Franklin grew impatient.
S01 • E02 Schiff: She's a philosopher's widow and very Bohemian. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Schiff: She's a philosopher's widow and very Bohem...
S01 • E01 He then came up with an alternative way - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He then came up with an alternative way
S01 • E02 She had this fleet of cats whom she would dress - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
She had this fleet of cats whom she would dress
S01 • E01 He was less confident in this method - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He was less confident in this method