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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.
2,328 Questions
What problems was Benjamin Franklin trying to fix?
first tell us which problems we are talking about.
How much did Ben Franklin weigh at birth?
He was 7 pounds and 2oz . he was kinda small but his family loved him
What is the difference between Benjamin Franklin and James?
I believe James Franklin was his brother... Benjamin was also his brother's apprentice in a printing press for a while until he ran away because James was said to have been jealous of Ben's fame for his once anonymous "Mrs. Silence Dogood" articles in his brother's newspaper.
Why didnt Benjamin Franklin want the bald eagle to be used as a symbol to represent the US?
Because he thought that the Bald Eagle was a coward
Ben Franklin thought that the bald eagle was a coward and a thief. He thought that the wild turkey should have been the national bird because of its bravery and nobility.
Does Benjamin Franklin suffered bipolar?
Yes he did have autistic characteristics as well as Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Mozart among them-also had Asperger Syndrome. Some people also believe that Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Darwin, Galileo, Pablo Picasso, Benjamin Franklin, Margaret Mead Marilyn Monroe and Aristotle had Asperger Syndrome.
You see their are different levels of autistim and if you know the level and the characteristic you will see that they do portray them.
A theory is that before their was no gluten in our food that's why an autistic person was able to live a much more "normal" life. That is yet to be proven however.
Why did Benjamin Franklin do and why did he do what he did?
Because he wanted to change the world. To make it a safer and better place to live. His face is on the hundred dollar bill because of his contributions to the society or, the uh community. He built the lending library, the fire department, the hospital, and many other useful and helpful things. Including the bulkhead, Mapping of the Gulf Stream and other things I don't have time to mention in this.
He was born in the early 1700s, on Milk St.
Benjamin Franklin was from what city?
Benjamin Franklin (who was not a US President) was born in Boston, MA. He ran away to Philadelphia when he was 17, and he's more strongly associated with that city as that's where he spent much of his adult life.
Did Benjamin Franklin have political experience?
Ben Franklin was most definitely a politician!
He negotiated with the French to enlist their help in the American Revolution. After the war was over and the US didn't follow through on promises made to the French crown, he was able to convince them AGAIN to hep out the United States with other issues. If I could remember specifically what they were, I'd tell you. I'm not an historian!
He was the Ambassador to France. He signed the Declaration of Independence.
If he was important enough to be remembered for just these things alone, I'm sure he did a lot more as a politician as well.
When did Benjamin Franklin go to church?
If you are referring to Franklin's time spent in Philadelphia where I used to live, he worshipped at Christ Episcopal Church where Society Hill is located. He attended the same parish as George Washington did and Betsey Ross! You can still attend services at Christ Episcopal and see which pew Franklin sat. In
the graveyard, lies George Washington. I am not sure if Benjamin Franklin is buried there or not.
Was Benjamin Franklin US president?
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, an elder statesman, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence; however he was never a president. He was too old and in ill health by the time the Constitution was ratified and the United States government was set up.
Which colony was Benjamin Franklin from?
Franklin was an American. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lived there until he was 17, then moved to Philadelphia. He was born when Massachusetts and Pennsylvania were British colonies. but lived to see the formation of the United States of America.
How much is a 1959 Benjamin Franklin coin worth?
The 1959 Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar was minted in Philadelphia and Denver. The value depends on both the condition of the coin and where it was minted.
Philadelphia: $3.75 in good condition up to $69 in brilliant uncirculated.
Denver $3.75 in good condition up to $100 in uncirculated condition.
View the links below to view all the prices in-between for different coin conditions and grades.
When did Ben Franklin performs famous kite experiment?
Unfortunately, Franklin's original account of this experiment only stated that it had been done in Philadelphia, without any mention of where or when it was done, or even by whom. The only statement that Franklin did so came 15 years after the fact from Joseph Priestley, a close friend who claimed to be writing down the verbal account of Franklin's. Priestley stated that Ben, when deciding to do the experiment, chose "to take a walk in the fields, in which there was a shed convenient for his purpose." This could have been just about anywhere in the Philadelphia area.
Benjamin Franklin favorite food?
Strongly built, rounded like a swimmer or a wrestler, not angular like a runner, he was five feet nine or ten inches tall, with a large head and square, deft hands. His hair was blond or light brown, his eyes grey, full, and steady, his mouth wide and humorous with a pointed upper lip. His clothing was as clean as it was plain.
What secret society did Benjamin Franklin belong to?
Membership in the Society of Freemasons was very common about the time of the Revolution and among America's forefathers/founding fathers. Masons
What is moral perfection according to Benjamin Franklin?
Moral perfection is outlined in the writing contained in his Autobiography, in which Franklin seeks to attain his own moral perfection by mastering the thirteen virtues he deemed most prudent and important. These virtues include temperance, industry, and chastity. More information on the thirteen virtues and achieving Franklin's moral perfection can be found in the related links.
Why is Benjamin Franklin so famous?
He discovered Electricity!
Benjamin Franklin was a legend in his own time. He was the most famous American of the 1700s. Just like Nelson Mandella today is the one name anyone really knows from South Africa, in the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin was the one man everyone back in the home country of Britain had all heard of. He was the one man who stood out among all the players in America- a leader in colony politics, who, in his spare time, managed to develop his interests in business, science, human nature, math, languages. With an easy way with people and an exceptional wit, he rose above his humble Puritan-Boston beginnings to become what would be equivalent today to a billionaire. He retired early in his forties and began to give back to the community.
But the second half of his life propelled him to even greater fame. He was one of the few men to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was a major player in the American Revolution that brought independence from Britain. When he wasn't travelling back and forth between America and Europe representing the colonies to Kings and government officials, he started the farmer's almanac, which was subscribed to by almost everyone in Philedelphia wherein he published countless witty "Franklinisms" such as "A penny saved is a penny earned", and he convinced his fellow countrymen to print their own currency, thus improving their economy. His belief in individualism paved the way for American capitalism, and his home-grown recipe for success, plain old hard work, fleshed out for America what became known as the American Dream
The 1700's saw America rise from being the backwater of civilization with very little culture and education, to a formidable player on the world stage, led in no small way by Benjamin Franklin. Until the revolution, America suffered from an inferiority complex. The motherland, Britain, set the standard in education, government, techonology, and fashion; America had uneducated farmers, dirt poor manual laborers, and religious zealots escaping persecution. Using his printing business as a platform, Franklin published articles that pushed colonists to improve their lives by sending their children to school, volunteering for their community, thinking critically about Britain's role in colonial governance, and doing things to help themselves instead of waiting for other people to do it for them. He was the champion of the manual laborer, encouraging them to take pride in their professions. In his position of Deputy Postmaster General of North America, he improved the postal service and eased the colonies' relationship with surrounding Aboriginal tribes. He started a hospital, a univeristy, the first public library in the world, and a fire station. He invented bifocals, the Franklin stove, the armonica, and of course conducted his famous experiments with electricity.
His recipe for success, self-improvement through rigorous self-discipline and hard work, was soaked up by the American people eager to move up in their social class. His autobiography was studied in schools clear across America during the 19th century (and was later prescribed in schools in Japan during their transition from rural folkspeople to industrial and technology-savvy urbanites). American parents imposed the Franklin standard on their children: early to rise, early to bed, meals of bread and water, the study of astronomy over the lunch hour, burning the midnight oil to study algebra before bed. While you're at it, teach yourself four or five langugages. For a short time, he even imposed on himself a strict weekly schedule that involved working through the different virtues in an attempt to attain moral perfection. Nineteenth century parents from coast to coast became obsessed with grooming their children to become another Franklin, and as Mark Twain attests in a searing essay written on Franklin's influence, his legacy for industry and frugality effectively ruined the wild, unbridled fun of American schoolboys for generations to come.
Although he was highly disciplined himself, he went easy on others and emphasized forgiveness of the many flaws of human nature. Humans were not perfect, and he came to accept that fact after having been duped by a British mentor friend as a young man. Throughout his career as a statesman and community leader, he tempered many a religious argument and got different factions to work together by emphasizing the lowest common denominator virtues of order, sincerity, justice, and humility. He believed that everyone should try their best to get along with their neighbor and help out in the community, but in the end, everyone was a free individual and had to do what was best for themselves.
How did Benjamin Franklin become a fireman?
Some consider him to be the first fireman because he invented the lightning rod. With his kite and key experiment, he was the first to discover that lightning was simply electricity. Once he determined that, he realized that one could direct a lightning strike away from structures with the use of a lightning rod, thus preventing countless fires. A lightning rod is a metal conductor that provides lightning with a direct path to the ground. This method is still in use today.
Did Benjamin Franklin have kids with Deborah reed?
Franklin had a common-law marriage with Deborah Read, who was legally wed to John Rogers. After this marriage, Rogers took his dowry, fled to Barbados, and disappeared from history. Despite clearly being abandoned, Deborah could not obtain a legal divorce.
Franklin had a son born out of wedlock, but the mother is still unknown. He also had two daughters with Deborah, one who died at age four, and another who married and bore seven children.
How was electricity used for after it was discovered?
first of all, electricity was not INVENTED! It was discovered by Benjamin Franklin! Next, How it got discovered was that he used kite in the lightning...and lightning went throught then string and straight to a box! he put that box on purpose to capture the lightning!! for more information, type' how was lightning discovered" on Google!
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Mid-eighteenth century scientists and inventors considered electricity to be Franklin's most remarkable area of investigation and discovery. In his famous experiment using a key and a kite during a thunderstorm, Franklin (working with his son) tested his hypothesis that lightning bolts are actually powerful electrical currents. This work led to the invention of the lightning rod which had the dramatic effect of preventing structures from igniting and burning as the result of being struck by lightning.
Electrical currents have been observed before Benjamin Franklin did his somewhat dangerous kite experiment but it was Benjamin that connected the thunderstorms with lightning actually being powerfull electricity.
The first suspected human application of electricity is the ancient Egyptian Dendera Light, dating to about 300 BC. The Baghdad Battery, dating between 250 BC and 640 AD, may be another ancient electrical device. The ancient Greeks were the first to record knowledge of electrical phenomenon in their writings. They observed both lightning and static electricity, however they did not make any logical connections between the two. Chinese scientists wrote about the use of magnetite as an alternative to celestial navigation. However, it was not until the 17th century that scientists began actively investigating electricity. Otto von Guericke developed the first electrostatic generator in 1660, and Pieter van Musschenbroek invented the electrical capacitor in 1745. These two inventions provided scientists with on-demand electrical current, thus facilitating controlled experimentation. The work of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison brought electrical devices to everyday use.
Benjamin Franklin was not the one to "discover" electricity but he is often given credit for this. He is however the first to make the connection to a lightning and document it by writing down results. Him making this connection lead to his invention of the Lightning rod. An invention that has not changed much even until present day.
These days we even have methods of forcing discharge of the clouds using lazers in combination with lightning rods.
Regards.
What was Benjamin Franklin doing in Paris?
Help persuade the french to team up with the Americans during the revolutionary war
Why is Benjamin Franklin considered a quintessential America?
He is considered a "hero" because he was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He secured the French alliance that helped make the independence of the United States possible. He was an author, printer, politician, scientist, inventor and diplomat. He was born on January 17, 1706 and died on April 17, 1790. For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
How many times did it take Benjamin Franklin to invent the light bulb?
Benjamin Franklin did not invent the light bulb (the incandescent light). It was invented by Thomas Alva Edison over 150 years later. Franklin did do early experimentation with electricity however.
