Lincoln: The Fire of Genius. Book Launch and Presentation by David Kent
Tue, Sep 13
|Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant
The Lincoln Group proudly supports President David J. Kent with his latest research and scholarship. Be part of the fun and experience the launch of a new book about a little studied aspect of our 16th president.
Time
Sep 13, 2022, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant, 5333 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA
Guests
About the Event
The Lincoln Group of DC is hosting the official launch for President David J. Kent’s new book, Lincoln, The Fire of Genius: How Lincoln’s Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America. Lincoln had a lifelong fascination with science and technology, a fascination that would help institutionalize science, win the Civil War, and propel the nation into the modern age. Readers will learn through Lincoln, The Fire of Genius how science and technology gradually infiltrated Lincoln’s remarkable life and influenced his growing desire to improve the condition of all people. The book traces his progression from a simple farm boy to a president who changed the world.
Every dinner attendee will receive a swag bag full of Lincoln Group and Fire of Genius giveaways and raffles.
Kent is both a career scientist and a published Lincoln historian. His presentation will follow the thread of science and technology that wove through…