Franklin had a He started a printing business Served the Continental Congress and help draft the Declaration of Independence

little formal education in Philadelphia and grew wealthy He also ended the Revolutionary war in (1775-83)

Franklin’s 13 virtues BACKGROUND FAMILY

Josiah Franklin (Father)

Abiah Folger (Mother)
James Franklin (Brother)
PUBLISHER THE BIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FAMOUS INVENTIONS

 Swim Fins.
 The Odometer.
 American Political Cartooning.
 Glass Armonica.
 Reaching Device (the Long Arm)
 The Franklin Stove.
 Bifocal Eyeglasses.
 The Lightning Rod.

Pennsylvania Gazette, published by Franklin from 1729

and generally acknowledged as among the best of the colonial newspapers,
and Poor Richard's almanac, printed annually
from 1732 to 1757. LEGACY SCIENTIST

As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment

and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity.
 In his lifetime, he was one of the most famous figures
of the Western world. He was a printer, an inventor, a statesman, a
diplomat, and a writer. His scientific discoveries included fundamental
discoveries about electricity, the invention of bifocals, the odometer, and the glass harmonica.