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Bookmark or Share- 7 of the most important of Ben Franklin’s accomplishmentsBenjamin Franklin was an incredibly important scientist, inventor, and politician in American history. His achievements during his life were many and wide-ranging, and it could be argued that...
- Watch Benjamin Franklin: A Ken Burns Film - PBSKen Burns’s four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of...
- Benjamin Franklin summary - Encyclopedia BritannicaBenjamin Franklin, (born Jan. 17, 1706, Boston, Mass.—died April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.), American printer and publisher, author, scientist and inventor, and diplomat. He was apprenticed at age 12 to his brother, a local printer.
- Benjamin Franklin ‑ Biography, Inventions & Facts - HISTORYBenjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, diplomat, a Founding Father and a leading figure of early American history.
- Top 10 Ben Franklin Inventions | HowStuffWorksFranklin's inventions are all models of practicality. It's one thing for a team of engineers to design the Segway, but quite another for an elderly, 18th-century man to think of throwing a set of stairs on a library chair.
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