Ben Franklin was a real scientist, though the story of the kite is likely a myth, since most people that have tried to do what he supposedly did have been electrocuted or even killed. He did figure out that lightening was electricity, though. Who knew? His participation in the Revolution was consistent with his scientific world view. The quest for knowledge requires freedom. One of the saddest examples of oppression trashing the scientific endeavor is what happened to Russian science under Stalin; true scientific obscenity is exemplified by what Hitler's doctors did during the Holocaust. Good science and freedom--they go together!
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