Benjamin Franklin Summary

Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 American Scientist, Inventor and Statesman Benjamin Franklin is one of the best known Americans of the eighteenth century. He made significant contributions to a number of ... Read more

Benjamin Franklin Born January 17, 1706Boston, MassachusettsDied April 17, 1790Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Political leader, diplomat, printer, publisher, writer, scientist, inventor "This i... Read more

Franklin, Benjamin January 17, 1706 Boston, Massachusetts April 17, 1790 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Scientist, inventor, author, philosopher, and one of the founding fathers of the United States P... Read more

Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) American scientist and statesman Before serving his fledgling country during time of revolution, Benjamin Franklin also achieved international recognition for his scient... Read more

Franklin, Benjamin(1706–1790) Benjamin Franklin, the U.S. statesman, scientist, and author, was born in Boston, where he attended school for less than a year. He learned the printer's tr... Read more

Franklin, Benjamin Excerpt from Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Reported by James Madison Published by Ohio University Press, edited by Adrienne Koch, 1984 On July 5, 1787, delegate... Read more

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a leader of America's Revolutionary generation. His character and thought were shaped by a blending of Puritan heritage, Enlightenment philosophy, and the New World e... Read more

Born on January 17, 1706, in the British colony of Boston, Massachusetts, Franklin was the fifteenth of 17 children. His father was an impoverished candlemaker, unable to afford to send young Benjamin... Read more

As author of one of the most famous autobiographies ever written and publisher of the Poor Richard almanacs, Benjamin Franklin holds forever a firm place in the hearts and minds of Americans (and, i... Read more

Rarely remembered as a magazinist, Benjamin Franklin throughout his life paid tribute to the print shop, which served first as his school-room and later as a pulpit for his ideas on government and the... Read more

Benjamin Franklin     Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest statesman and inventors of all time.  He had a full and impressionable life, which set the scheme for present day l... Read more

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin's achievements and contributes to science, literature, and the growth of the United States of America are unmatched because of his success in life. Ben F... Read more

Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest American thinkers of all time. He was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was enrolled in a grammar school when he was eight years old. A... Read more

Áõ½øÁ¼ American Studies Oct. 15, 2004 Is Franklin a Puritan or Enlightenment Thinker About Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin came from a very simple Calvinist back... Read more