![]() ![]() ![]() In terms of Franklin's personal character, the author writes that the statesman possessed a sense of sociability in contrast to struggling somewhat with close intimacy. The author particularly argues that Franklin should get thought of as an important figure in the history of science. Franklin, the author argues, "has been vilified in romantic periods and lionised in entrepreneurial ones" since "each era appraises him anew" and thus "in doing so reveals some assessments of itself." In broad terms, Isaacson describes Franklin as a quintessential figure of the Age of Enlightenment as well as one seen as a prototypical American by those to which the very concept was new. Isaacson notes that Franklin's reputation has shifted based on time and place given the statesman's achievements and personality. ![]()
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