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| Benjamin Franklin |
"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing."
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass 'armonica'. He facilitated many civic organizations, including a fire department and a university. Source: Wikipedia
Key Achievements:
- Discoveries of Electricity- Bifocal Glasses
- Lightning Rod
- Franklin Stove
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