With his wild hair, tiny spectacles, and larger-than-life persona, Benjamin Franklin was the genius of his age—more famous than the moon, or so he liked to claim. But what can this master inventor, statesman, and self-made celebrity teach us about genius today?
Caroline Winterer, a professor of history at Stanford University, leads a survey of Franklin’s most remarkable creations and groundbreaking ideas—from harnessing electricity and inventing bifocals to revolutionizing the postal system and crafting a musical instrument that inspired Mozart and Beethoven. And, of course, his greatest invention: himself. Discover how Franklin was very much a man of his own century, as well as how he continues to offer timeless lessons that help us explore our own possibilities for genius today.
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