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Benjamin Franklin – (1706 – 1790) – Statesman / Inventor
Benjamin Franklin was was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Benjamin Franklin was a leading
author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
As a scientist, he was a major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding
electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, and a carriage odometer.
He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania. He was an early proponent
of colonial unity, and as a political writer and activist he supported the idea of an American nation.
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His colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers,
has seen Franklin honored on coinage and money; warships; the names of many towns, counties, educational institutions, namesakes, and
companies; and more than two centuries after his death, countless cultural references.
Historical / Biographical information courtesy of Wikipedia.
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