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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Katritzky, Linde |
| Title, Analytic | A Model Scientist: Lichtenberg's Views on Franklin |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1989 |
| Volume ID | 24 |
| Location in Work | 115-129 |
| Abstract | Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was the Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Goettingen and the leading German authority on electricity. He took an interest in Benjamin Franklin's scientific work, and emphasized his achievements and his general human and humanitarian traits, refraining from entering political controversy. He saw Franklin as a scientific paragon. Lichtenberg was convinced that the methods and procedures of such people must be studied, copied, perfected, and perpetuated for the continuing good of humanity. He took a comprehensive view of Franklin and lauded him as an example to scientists as well as to mankind. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Science/ 18th century/ Intellectual life |