Ben Franklin: Run-Up to Birthday 300
Here are some cool links concerning Ben Franklin. The birthday falls next Tuesday.
The Franklin Tercentenary homepage is at http://www.benfranklin300.org.
Robert A. Morse has instructions on duplicating Franklin's experiments, and making equipment to do so out of modern materials-- Leyden Jars made from film canisters, aluminum foil, and paper clips, for example. (Thanks to shimgray for finding this.)
Franklin invented a marvelous musical instrument based on the eerie ringing sound emitted when the rim of a wine glass is rubbed. It's known as the Armonica or "Glass Harmonica".
Franklin studied the broad current of warm water in the North Atlantic and gave the Gulf Stream its name.
The Franklin Tercentenary homepage is at http://www.benfranklin300.org.
Robert A. Morse has instructions on duplicating Franklin's experiments, and making equipment to do so out of modern materials-- Leyden Jars made from film canisters, aluminum foil, and paper clips, for example. (Thanks to shimgray for finding this.)
Franklin invented a marvelous musical instrument based on the eerie ringing sound emitted when the rim of a wine glass is rubbed. It's known as the Armonica or "Glass Harmonica".
Franklin studied the broad current of warm water in the North Atlantic and gave the Gulf Stream its name.