Description: Benjamin Franklin as an Inventor
Benjamin Franklin
Hero of American history
American Revolution
- Invented alot of things that helped Amercian colonists in 1700
Birth
- January 17, 1706
- Tenth son
- Parents - Josiah Franklin, Abigail Folgers
- 16 Siblings
Childhood
- Benjamin loved to read
- At 12, Benjamin sold pamphlets on the streets
Inventions
- He invented the 'Bifocals' due to his poor eyesight
- Another major invention was the "Franklin Stove"
- He invented the "odometer" to figure out the miles he rode as a Postman
- He started the 'Poor Richard's Almanac