Hubert, Philip Gengembre, 1852-1925 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 17
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, his gains would certainly have been fabulous. As a matter of fact, Franklin never applied for a patent, though frequently urged to do so, and he made no money by his inventions. AOne^pf the mcfet^pepular of these, the Franklin stove,…
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