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Benjamin Franklin

The "Prometheus ofthe Modern Age," don't forget it...Here on business

The "Prometheus of
the Modern Age," don't forget it...
Here on business

Full Transcript

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The "Prometheus of the Modern Age,"
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don't forget it... Here on business.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:01
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Narrator: French admirers hung portraits of him over the - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: French admirers hung portraits of him over the
S01 • E02 Poems were written about the great American scientist - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Poems were written about the great American scientist
S01 • E01 Benjamin, for whom tolerance was becoming - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Benjamin, for whom tolerance was becoming
S01 • E02 A collection of "Poor Richard's" aphorisms - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
A collection of "Poor Richard's" aphorisms
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Honored Father and Mother, I imagine - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Man as Franklin: Honored Father and Mother, I imagine
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: Dear Sally, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: Dear Sally,
S01 • E01 I think vital Religion has always suffer'd, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I think vital Religion has always suffer'd,
S01 • E02 These, with the pictures, busts, and prints, of which - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
These, with the pictures, busts, and prints, of which
S01 • E01 And the Scripture assures me, that at the last Day, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And the Scripture assures me, that at the last Day,
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: The King, Louis XVI, became sort of - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Jenkinson: The King, Louis XVI, became sort of
S01 • E01 Schiff: He's a man of omnivorous curiosity, um, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Schiff: He's a man of omnivorous curiosity, um,
S01 • E02 He had a chamber pot with an image of Franklin put - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
He had a chamber pot with an image of Franklin put
S01 • E01 He's so bent on self-improvement, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He's so bent on self-improvement,
S01 • E01 He gives us this idea that human nature - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He gives us this idea that human nature
S01 • E02 Without France's money, supplies, and, ideally, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Without France's money, supplies, and, ideally,
S01 • E01 Narrator: In his constant effort for self-improvement, - Benjamin Franklin 00:36
Narrator: In his constant effort for self-improvement,
S01 • E02 Schiff: There's no question that someone is going to have to - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Schiff: There's no question that someone is going to ha...
S01 • E02 There is no gunpowder in the Colonies; there is no materiel; - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
There is no gunpowder in the Colonies; there is no materiel;
S01 • E02 The obvious candidate, um, for that alliance is France. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The obvious candidate, um, for that alliance is France.
S01 • E02 Cohn: Franklin had a terribly difficult assignment. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Cohn: Franklin had a terribly difficult assignment.