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Benjamin Franklin
This category is for questions about the multi-talented Benjamin Franklin, who managed to be a scientist, politician, and just about everything in-between.
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Did Benjamin Franklin founded the first fire department?
Though there were some early attempts at "safe construction" and "prevention" of fires, it was the young Benjamin Franklin who, in about 1736, began urging people through his "Pennsylvanian Gazette" to begin the establishment of fire-fighting companies.
Why did Ben Franklin fly a kite in a thunderstorm?
1740
he asked why not when and iam trying to figure this out myself
Does a 1983 US 100 dollar bill have a security strip?
Please check your bill again. There are no 1983-dated US $100 bills. You may have a 1985 bill instead.
In any case, security strips were first used in 1990. They were added to all denominations except $1 and $2 bills; those don't pose a serious counterfeiting risk.
How did Benjamin Franklin shape the nation?
Benjamin Franklin, was an inventor also, and his inventions help to contribute to government also. Just the act of inventing something inspired many other Americans to think of inventions and other ways of improving the lives of other Americans.
What is the number of terms Benjamin Franklin served as a u.s. president?
Franklin was more often an appointed diplomat than a politician, and was rarely elected to anything. The most terms he was elected to was President of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania -- the equivalent of governor -- specifically, three times.
Why is Benjamin Franklin associated with electricity?
alright first ben didn't discover electricity he just found a to use it and second that is not the only ben shaped the world get your facts straight sweetie
What did Benjamin Franklin have in common with thomas Edison?
Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison were both famous inventors, even though Ben was older. They both were curious and asked lots of questions. They were both some of America's best and favorite inventors.
Who is the best friend of Benjamin Franklin?
Hume, Priestley, Lavoisier and Condorset.
Dr. Bancroft, a physician and naturalist (also Franklin's secretary in Paris), Jonathan Williams, William Alexander, and English banker Thomas Walpole were among others.
When did Franklin fly the kite?
The same day he discovered that electricity has + charges and - charges.
What major accomplishments did Benjamin Franklin do?
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
Benjamin Franklin mod 132 22 cal pellet pistol you need a repair manual for it?
This is the best I can do.
(see the link below)
What efforts does Benjamin Franklin make to become more orderly?
if you are using the South Carolina prentice all literature book its on page 145 im trying to find it also :( but that's where its said to be
How old was Benjamin Harrison when he got married?
Benjamin Harrison was born on August 20, 1833 and died on March 13, 1901. Benjamin Harrison would have been 67 years old at the time of death or 181 years old today.
In The Autobiography which virtue does Franklin hope to achieve by planning each day and activities?
its like to involve on somethings
What invention of Benjamin Franklin helped measure distance?
Benjamin Franklin invented the odometer. He used this device to survey roads for the US postal system.
What project does Benjamin Franklin undertake in the autobiography?
Ben Franklin takes on a project of self-improvement in The Autobiography. He chooses 12 different virtues and works on one specifically for an entire month. The book chronicles his journey toward living a more virtuous life.
What are facts about Franklin?
Franklin was the first to propose daylight savings time, he took air baths, loved music, he wrote letters to more thn 650 different people, his Franklin stove didn't really work well and his loyalist son was the Governor of New Jersey.
How has Benjamin Franklin affected your lives?
His discovery of electricity allows us to use anything electronic, such as video games and computers. His biofocals help the people that are a little blind see normally or better. His rods saves homes from lightning.
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well... he did help make America independent
so den the canadians may have not pwnd America in te OLYMPCS
How is Benjamin Franklin brave?
ben franklin was brave because he fought against the british empire with democracy.He also proved that lightning and electricity are the same thing by using a kite, string, and a key during a thunderstorm.
