Benjamin Franklin's Science
- L. N. KryzhanovskyI. Cohen
- 1 April 1992
History, Physics
Cohen (history of science, Harvard) reveals the important theoretical side to Franklin's scientific work. He traces his study, especially of Newton, and examines the theoretical basis of his…
Richmann's Experiment and the Electrophorus
- L. N. Kryzhanovsky
- 1 June 1991
History
Ornamental Lightning Rods
- L. N. KryzhanovskyYuriy Krivchenko
- 1 October 1992
History, Art
Two years ago, one of us noted in Technology and Culture the existence of lightning rods in the form of grounded metal spears and tridents that were masked as part of sculptures erected on cornices…
The Lightning Rod in 18th-century St. Petersburg: A Note on the Occasion of the Bicentennial of the Death of Benjamin Franklin
- L. N. Kryzhanovsky
- 1 October 1990
History
Mapping the history of electricity
- L. N. Kryzhanovsky
- 1 July 1989
Engineering, History
A mapping technique similar to that first used by J. D.Bernal and refined by E.Garfield is applied to the historiography of electrical science. The usefulness of this technique for the historical…
Benjamin Franklin’s Science by I. Bernard Cohen (review)
- L. N. Kryzhanovsky
- 12 May 2023
History, Philosophy
History of Technology ed. by Graham Hollister-Short, Frank James (review)
- L. N. Kryzhanovsky
- 1 October 1992
History
The Invention of the Resistor
- L. N. Kryzhanovsky
- 1 October 1989
Physics, Engineering
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