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Narrator: He spent his free time poring through books
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Benjamin Franklin

He spent hisfree time poring through books, especially Enlightenmenttreatises by Isaac...

Narrator: He spent his
free time poring through books, especially Enlightenment
treatises by Isaac Newton, René Descartes, John Locke,
and other philosophers who argued that truths
were to be found through the study of how things
work in the natural world

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Narrator: He spent his free time poring through books,
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especially Enlightenment treatises by Isaac Newton,
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René Descartes, John Locke, and other philosophers
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who argued that truths were to be found
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through the study of how things work in the natural world.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:41
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 British soldiers then ransacked the nearly empty town. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
British soldiers then ransacked the nearly empty town.
S01 • E02 They would use the pews and pulpit - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
They would use the pews and pulpit
S01 • E02 On June 17th, in the Battle of Bunker Hill, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
On June 17th, in the Battle of Bunker Hill,
S01 • E01 It's a belief that every problem can be solved - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
It's a belief that every problem can be solved
S01 • E02 At the end of the day, the British had taken - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
At the end of the day, the British had taken
S01 • E01 Narrator: In London, Franklin also seemed - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: In London, Franklin also seemed
S01 • E02 Much of Charlestown had been burned by the British - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Much of Charlestown had been burned by the British
S01 • E02 Jane's son, Josiah, fought for the Patriots and died. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Jane's son, Josiah, fought for the Patriots and died.
S01 • E01 In his absence, Deborah married someone else. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
In his absence, Deborah married someone else.
S01 • E02 One of her in-laws died fighting for the British. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
One of her in-laws died fighting for the British.
S01 • E01 But when a Quaker merchant - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
But when a Quaker merchant
S01 • E02 "O how horrible is our situation," she wrote - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
"O how horrible is our situation," she wrote
S01 • E01 During the 12-week voyage, Franklin wrote out a plan - Benjamin Franklin 00:37
During the 12-week voyage, Franklin wrote out a plan
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: Britain, at the expense - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Man as Franklin: Britain, at the expense
S01 • E02 During the same time 60,000 children have been - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
During the same time 60,000 children have been
S01 • E02 From these data, calculate the time and expense - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
From these data, calculate the time and expense
S01 • E02 Narrator: And he had written a second letter - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: And he had written a second letter
S01 • E01 Franklin decided to return to his old trade as a printer. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Franklin decided to return to his old trade as a printer.
S01 • E01 In 1728, he opened - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
In 1728, he opened
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: You have begun to burn our towns, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Man as Franklin: You have begun to burn our towns,