(From The Hartford Courant)
The Empire has struck again. This time, BENJAMIN FRANLIN is staring down the business end of DARTH VADER's light saber.
BOSTON's MUSEUM OF SCIENCE has passed on a chance to showcase a traveling exhibit celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Franklin, who was born and grew up in Boston, because it is opening STAR WARS: WHERE SCIENCE MEETS IMAGINATION this summer.
The show explores the real science behind the fiction in GEORGE LUCAS' blockbuster movies.
"We're not talking about science fiction. There is real-world technology in the exhibit," said museum spokeswoman CAROLE McFALL.
Some Franklin-philes are disappointed at the snub of Franklin, who in addition to his political role was known for his study of electricity and his practical inventions, including bifocal eyeglasses and the lightning rod.
"I don't think there's any Bostonian who has had (more) impact on the country or the world than Franklin did," said ROBERT ALLISON, chairman of the history department at SUFFLOK UNIVERSITY.
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