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Benjamin Franklin

One eveningin Cambridge, he attended a concert of sorts, where the rims of wine glasses...

One evening
in Cambridge, he attended a concert of sorts, where the rims of wine glasses were rubbed to produce
musical notes

Full Transcript

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One evening in Cambridge, he attended
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a concert of sorts,
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where the rims of wine glasses
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were rubbed to produce musical notes.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:06
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 He lit a fire, not only in France, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He lit a fire, not only in France,
S01 • E01 Cohn: Franklin looked at that and he thought, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Cohn: Franklin looked at that and he thought,
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
S01 • E01 In Austria, Franklin's invention - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
In Austria, Franklin's invention
S01 • E01 Even Mozart and Beethoven - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Even Mozart and Beethoven
S01 • E02 And Franklin is watching this, with his usual spirit of, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
And Franklin is watching this, with his usual spirit of,
S01 • E01 Cohn: The sound it made was described as - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Cohn: The sound it made was described as
S01 • E02 And a man that was standing next to him, uh, watched all - Benjamin Franklin 00:23
And a man that was standing next to him, uh, watched all
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I have long been of the opinion - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
Man as Franklin: I have long been of the opinion