Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: Inventing America with Walter Isaacson November 2, 2006
On Constitution Ave, NW between 7th and 9th streets
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
Join historian Walter Isaacson, author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life," and Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein as they discuss how Americans have wrestled with the interplay of technology and democracy from Franklin's time until today. Presented in partnership with the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation as part of a continuing celebration of the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth.
Event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first serve. Please enter through the Special Event Entrance on the corner of 7th and Constitution Avenue, NW.
Official Website: http://www.archives.gov/calendar
Added by Kawilmes on October 18, 2006