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1 day ago · The 18th century statesman, writer, philosopher, printer, inventor and entrepreneur offers plenty of lessons for today, a biographer says. Benjamin Franklin led many lives over the course of his ...
5 days ago · Benjamin Franklin, 1899, Bronze, by John J. Boyle. Located in front of the College hall and facing the Van Pelt Library, the Benjamin Franklin sculpture was one of the most iconic images of Penn. The sculpture was created by John Boyle, an American sculptor.
5 days ago · Benjamin Franklin was known for being an iconic statesman and a Founding Father. But among his many other accomplishments was the invention of the lightning rod, the iron furnace stove or Franklin Stove, bifocal glasses, and the odometer.
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2 days ago · 1742: Benjamin Franklin invents the Franklin stove. 1745: Musschenbroek and Kleist independently develop the Leyden jar, an early form of capacitor. 1746: John Roebuck invents the lead chamber process. 1750s. 1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod. 1755: William Cullen invents the first artificial refrigeration machine. 1760s
4 days ago · Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1749 to protect buildings from lightning strikes. It works by providing a safe path for lightning to reach the ground, preventing damage. Lightning rods are made of conductive materials like copper and are strategically placed on buildings to protect them from lightning.
5 days ago · On this day in 1706, Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s most remarkable founding fathers, was born. Franklin left behind a vast collection of writings that offer a fascinating glimpse into his life and times. The Franklin Papers, housed at Yale University, include over 4,500 documents, letters, and notes that Franklin wrote or received.
3 days ago · Franklin's first invention was a set of wooden swimming fins. Besides his famous stove design, bifocals, and printing press, he is credited with creating the first flexible catheter, with publishing early political cartoons, and with charting the Gulf Stream.
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