Did you know that Benjamin Franklin was not only an inventor, but a scientist, soldier, politician, postmaster, and author?
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1706. He lived for 84 years.
Franklin was one of our country’s “Founding Fathers”. He signed the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris and the U.S. Constitution.
He is well known for his experiment with electricity, the kite and key with lightning during a thunderstorm. Franklin invented glasses called bifocals, too. Some of your grandparents may even have or remember his invention called the Franklin stove.
