Science and the Founding Fathers

For Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and James Madison, science was an integral part of life -- including political life. This is the story of their scientific education and of how they employed that knowledge in shaping the political issues of the day, incorporating scientific reasoning even into the Constitution. General readers, students of American history, and professional historians alike will profit from reading this engaging presentation of an aspect of American history conspicuously absent from the usual textbooks and popular presentations of the political thought of early America. - Back cover.

First sentence: The scholarly literature on the Founding Fathers is vast and is ever increasing at a rapid rate.

Year

1995

Language

English

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Editions

2

Pages

368

ISBN

9780393315103

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