What is interesting about Benjamin Franklin?

Answer 1

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 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.

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Also, his personal life was quite interesting with his son Franky's tragic death, his broken relationship with his Loyalist son William, and his way with women.

He gave money to every church and synagogue in Philadelphia because he believed them all to do good for the people.

Answer 2

Ben Franklin was the scientist who not only discovered electricity, he also discovered how to channel it. Hope this helps.