Title Gentlemen scientists and revolutionaries : the Founding Fathers in the Age of Enlightenment / Tom Shachtman.

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New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Edition	First edition.
Description	xvii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-245) and index.
Summary	Explores the scientific pursuits and discoveries of the Founding Fathers, from George Washington's embrace of an experimental vaccination for smallpox that saved the American army in 1777 to Thomas Paine's many inventions, including the first-ever iron span bridge. --Publisher's description.
Contents	Childhoods of the Founding Fathers -- "Variola" in Boston, 1721-22 -- Godfathers of American science -- The bolt from the blue -- Tracking the heavens from the Colonies -- "Expressions of the American mind" -- "This most dangerous enemy" -- Seeking a technological edge -- Science resurfaces -- Midcourse corrections -- Patents, innovations, and first steps -- The science-minded presidency -- The interweaving.
Chronological Term	1700 - 1899
Subject	Science and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
	Science and state -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Technology and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
	Technology and state -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Founding Fathers of the United States.
	Founding Fathers of the United States. (OCoLC)fst01739942
	Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
	Science and state. (OCoLC)fst01108536
	Technology and state. (OCoLC)fst01145265
	United States -- History -- 18th century.
	United States -- History -- 19th century.
	United States -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
	United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title	Founding Fathers in the Age of Enlightenment
ISBN	9781137278258 (hardback : alkaline paper) $27.00
	1137278250 (hardback : alkaline paper)

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