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May 16, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was not only the most famous American in the 18th century but also one of the most famous figures in the Western world of the 18th century; indeed, he is one of the most celebrated and influential Americans who has ever lived.
Oct 20, 2023 · Between running a print shop, engineering the U.S. postal system, and helping sow the seeds of the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin also found time to draw up a vast collection of new devices. What are some of his most enduring inventions?
Nov 13, 2023 · It was on this day in 1789 that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote what was probably his last great quote, a saying about the Constitution and life that became true about five months later. In his time, Franklin may have been the most-quoted public figure of his generation.
May 16, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin - Printer, Junto, Experiments on Electricity: Denham died, however, a few months after Franklin entered his store. The young man, now 20, returned to the printing trade and in 1728 was able to set up a partnership with a friend.
Oct 16, 2023 · Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and signer of the United States Constitution.
Oct 20, 2023 · This guide compiles digital materials related to Benjamin Franklin from across the Library of Congress website as well as pointers to external websites, a bibliography of selected print works, and a special presentation on Franklin’s Autobiography.
Apr 30, 2024 · Published/Created: 2004. Beginning with Franklin's famous experiment, where he poured one teaspoon of oil into a pond and recorded how the oil spread and calmed the surface, this book follows the ensuing history of what we know as surface science. Benjamin Franklin's Numbers by Paul C. Pasles.
Oct 20, 2023 · Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography is both an important historical document and Franklin's major literary work. It was not only the first autobiography to achieve widespread popularity, but after two hundred years remains one of the most enduringly popular examples of the genre ever written.
May 14, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin is enjoying something of a renaissance. Not that he fully faded from view. How could he, given that his visage graces the $100 bill, two-thirds of which circulate outside the...
Mar 20, 2024 · That’s how 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin—famed inventor, publisher and elder statesman of the Continental Congress—found himself sailing to France in October of 1776.
