Ben Franklin IdeasAmerican Footprints in the Old Country England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here. Source: travel.nytimes.com The Great Seduction The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling of decent norms about how to use and harness money. Source: www.nytimes.com Shaking the [...]
Franklin, the Lightning Rod Known Round the World Philip Dray explores the scientific accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, who was celebrated for solving the age-old mystery of lightning. Source: www.nytimes.com Nonfiction Chronicle New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms. Source: www.nytimes.com Benjamin [...]
Benjamin Franklin Books Benjamin Franklin, who turns 300 this year, has received a fine birthday gift in these two volumes. Source: www.nytimes.com Time Out of Mind The misguided notion that time is money actually costs us money. And it costs us time. Source: www.nytimes.com Nonfiction Chronicle New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan [...]
American Footprints in the Old Country England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here. Source: travel.nytimes.com Franklin, the Lightning Rod Known Round the World Philip Dray explores the scientific accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, who was celebrated for solving the age-old mystery of lightning. [...]
Nonfiction Chronicle New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms. Source: www.nytimes.com American Footprints in the Old Country England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here. Source: travel.nytimes.com Of Cannon [...]
Dr. Johnson’s Revolution Samuel Johnson’s dictionary remains an invaluable guide to what our founders had in mind when they set the democratic experiment in motion. Source: www.nytimes.com OBSERVATORY University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson lead study on learning behaviors of ants; research, which is published in journal Nature, finds that ants [...]
Shaking the Foundation of Faith Science, religion and the Cape Ann earthquake of 1755. Source: www.nytimes.com Russian Princess Stands With Franklin as Comrade of the Enlightenment Ekaterina Dashkova, a Russian princess, was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences. It is a rarity to this day. Source: www.nytimes.com Ben [...]
Dr. Johnson’s Revolution Samuel Johnson’s dictionary remains an invaluable guide to what our founders had in mind when they set the democratic experiment in motion. Source: www.nytimes.com Knowing a Man (Ben Franklin), but Not Melons Benjamin Franklin is celebrated for being both a pragmatist and visionary in two new shows in Philadelphia and Washington. Source: [...]
Dr. Johnson's Revolution Samuel Johnson's dictionary remains an invaluable guide to what our founders had in mind when they set the democratic experiment in motion. Source: www.nytimes.com Of Cannon Fire and Daylight Saving Time Conserving energy has always been the object of daylight saving time, but a recent study indicates that it may increase residential [...]
Ben Franklin Took On France With Insouciant Diplomacy Stacy Schiff provides an impressively researched account of Franklin's critical mission to Paris to secure French support for the rebellious colonies. Source: www.nytimes.com The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble [...]