Hubert, Philip Gengembre, 1852-1925 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 23
trymen co-operated with him in snatchingthe sceptre. Those persons who knew Franklin,the inVentor, only as the genius to whom we owethe lightning-rod, will be amazed at the range ofhis activity. For half a century his mind seemsto have been on the alert concerning the whyand wherefore of every… … 10 INVENTORS he chosen to make money from such devices, hisgains would certainly have been fabulous. Asa matter of fact, Franklin never applied for a patent, though frequentlyurged to do so, and he madeno money by his inventions.One of the most popular ofthese, the Franklin stove,which device,…
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