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Benjamin
Franklin
(1706-1790)
was
an
American
inventor,
polymath,
statesman,
and
one
of
the
Founding
Fathers
of
the
United
States.
He
was
born
in
Boston,
Massachusetts
and
received
little
formal
education.
However,
he
became
a
printer's
apprentice
and
later
established
his
own
printing
business.
Franklin
was
also
an
accomplished
writer,
publishing
numerous
articles,
essays,
and
pamphlets.
He
is
well
known
for
his
experiments
with
electricity,
including
his
famous
kite
experiment
in
1752,
which
demonstrated
the
electrical
nature
of
lightning.
Franklin
was
also
involved
in
politics,
serving
as
a
delegate
to
the
Continental
Congress
and
helping
to
draft
both
the
Declaration
of
Independence
and
the
United
States
Constitution.
In
addition
to
his
scientific
and
political
achievements,
Franklin
was
a
successful
businessman
and
philanthropist.
He
founded
the
first
public
library
in
the
United
States,
the
Library
Company
of
Philadelphia,
and
helped
establish
the
University
of
Pennsylvania.
Franklin
also
invented
numerous
practical
devices,
including
bifocal
eyeglasses,
the
lightning
rod,
and
the
Franklin
stove.
Franklin's
contributions
to
American
history
and
culture
are
widely
recognized,
and
he
remains
an
important
figure
in
the
history
of
science,
politics,
and
innovation.
