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Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers and a genius. He was the colonies' ambassador to France and convinced the French government to fight alongside the Americans against the British. He published pro-American books and a newspaper. He served on the Continental Congress. He was instrumental in the planning of our system of government. He was one of the Founding Fathers and one of the American representatives signing the Treaty of Versailles.
Benjamin Franklin was a successful, impressive, and inspiring politician, statesman, author, publisher, scientist, and philosopher. He was one of the Founding Fathers and actually came up with the system of government outlined in the Constitution.
It would take practically forever to list all of his accomplishments and impacts, but some are as follows:
- inventing bifocal glasses
- inventing the glass armonica (a musical instrument)
- serving in the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention
- serving as America's first postmaster
- inventing the Franklin Stove
- inventing the lightning rod and not getting a patent, so as to make them affordable
- proving lightning electricity which can be harnessed via his kite and key experiment (a risk to his life)
- coining electrical terms such as battery, charge, and discharge
- starting a lending library and fire station
- founding the first nonreligious college, the University of Pennsylvania
- publishing Poor Richard's Almanac and the Pennsylvania Gazette
- serving as the first American ambassador to France and persuading the French to join with the Americans against the British in the Revolutionary War
- receiving honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, University of St. Andrews (Scotland), and Oxford
Basically, he helped us win the Revolution and establish a government afterward, improved and/or saved the lives of many people, and laid the electrical groundwork out for most all scientific advancements to date.
He did alot of good things like helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. And invented the newspaper, maybe a school, and all that good inventions
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accomplish invented the lightning rod
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Benjamin Franklin's accomplishments?
he accomplished the light bulb
What are Benjamin franklen's accomplishments?
Benjamin Franklin invented the bivocals (glasses), and daylight-savings-time.
What are three major accomplishments that Benjamin Franklin had in Pennsylvania?
franklin stove, bifocals, electric rod
What were the accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin's presidency?
None he was never the president of the USA
What are some of Benjamin Franklin's accomplishments?
some of his accomplishments is that he is a founder father
What were major accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin?
He is known for a lot but mostly famous for the hand held cack about as wet as a blown b18
What is Benjamin Franklin's surname?
Benjamin Franklin's surname is Franklin.
Who led the Americans' negotiations with France?
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
On 100 bill whose picture is printed?
On the US $100 bill, the image of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a prominent figure in American history, is printed. Benjamin Franklin was a statesman, author, and inventor, among his many other accomplishments.
What was Benjamin Franklin's mother's last name?
Franklin! That's why they called him Benjamin Franklin.
Who was Benjamin Franklin's father?
Benjamin Franklin's father was Josiah Franklin.
Who wrote an autobiography of Benjamin Franklin?
benjamin franklin
