Ben franklin

Benjamin Franklin, 1706–1790 | Born Boston, Massachusetts | Joseph Siffred Duplessis (1725–1802) | Oil on canvas, c. 1785 | Gift of the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Benjamin Franklin was the most famous American in the world in his day. He was renowned for his scientific accomplishments as much as for his political and diplomatic triumphs. Known as a “natural

While Benjamin Franklin might be best known for flying a kite in a thunderstorm, he never actually flew a kite. Founding Father and scientist Benjamin Franklin was actually afraid of thunderstorms, so he took shelter in a little shed in his yard as his son, William Franklin, flew a kite.…

What is the Ben Franklin effect? Named after Ben Franklin (who wrote of borrowing a book from a rival who warmed to him as a result), this effect states the following: that if you ask someone to help you out in some way, and they indeed do, they will then be more likely to do you […]

For reasons I cannot even begin to guess at, I often find myself tuning into Conservative talk radio in the mornings. And one of the quotes I hear repeated most often is this notion that, as a nation, we "must return to the Christian...

America's greatest invention isn't the Internet or the cupcake or the cowboy hat. America's greatest invention is itself. In 1776, the United States of America was declared into existence by delegates from thirteen different colonies. The new country had neither a state nor a nation.

Learn about the life of Benjamin Franklin with this free printable Benjamin Franklin Timeline Handout for students and teachers.

Benjamin Franklin by Robert Feke, ca. 1746

Ben Franklin Hundred Dollar Bill sticker

Photographer DAVID STINSON - Sad ben franklin - Advertising - Conceptual - SILVER - One Eyeland Photography Awards 2014

Illustration about Benjamin Franklin portrait on one hundred US dollars banknote. Isolated on white. Black and white picture. Illustration of finance, bill, banking - 15389159