Eminent Engineers: Brief Biographies of Thirty-Two of the Inventors and Engineers Who Did Most to Further Mechanical Progress. E-book. Formato PDF Dwight Goddard   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Franklin was a many sided man and it is hard to say on which he was the greatest. Was he most notable as a statesman? It might be. His native good sense, shrewdness and wealth of resource combined in one eminently genial, tactful, patient and persistent — made him an ideal diplomat. He sought in everything to allay friction and bring about friendly rela tions.