Childhoods of the founding fathers -- Variola in Boston, 1721-22 -- Godfathers of American science -- The bolt from the blue -- Tracking the heavens from the colonies -- "Expressions of the American mind" -- "This most dangerous enemy" -- Seeking a technological edge -- Science resurfaces -- Mid-course corrections -- Patents, innovations, and first steps -- The science-minded presidency -- Epilogue : the interweaving.
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