In his time Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) was the most famous American in the world. Even those personally unacquainted with the man knew him as the author of Poor Richard’s Almanack, as a pioneer in
Though most historians remember her as the mistress of Voltaire, Emilie Du Châtelet (1706–49) was an accomplished writer in her own right, who published multiple editions of her scientific
Though most historians remember her as the mistress of Voltaire, Emilie Du Chatelet (1706–49) was an accomplished writer in her own right, who published multiple editions of her scientific writings du
