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This Great Course is presented by Robert J. Allison. Dr Allison is a Professor of History at Suffolk University in Boston and he also teaches history at the Harvard Extension School. The course, "The Age of Benjamin Franklin", consists of a series of 24 half-hour lectures and is titled the Age of Benjamin Franklin. Revolutions in thought, society, science, and politics transformed the world in the 18th century and Franklin was a key figure in all of them. This course will explore the many facets of this century, the rise of cities like London and Philadelphia, the spread of newspapers and magazines, the discovery of new scientific principles, and the emergence of a new political philosophy.