Franklin B

When1:  1732

When2:  1790

Who:    Benjamin Franklin [Franklin, Benjamin]

What:   inventor/statesman

Where:  USA

works\  Poor Richard's Almanac [1732 to 1757: maxims and practical advice]; lightning rod [1752]; Franklin stove [1757]; bifocals [1760]; Autobiography [1790]

Detail: He lived 1706 to 1790 and helped found University of Pennsylvania [1751]. He found that lightning is electric, using kite and key [1752].

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