Given his numerous accomplishments as a printer, scientist and statesman, it's easy to overlook Benjamin Franklin's record as a prolific inventor of his era. "During Benjamin Franklin's lifetime, he ...
Joyce E. Chaplin is the James Duncan Phillips professor of early American history at Harvard University and author of the forthcoming “The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution,” from ...
Ben Franklin warned of the need for unity among the colonists as they declared independence in 1776. He was a keen observer. His wit and his intelligence had made him respected and successful, and he ...
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