An Unintended American Revolution,” Harvard professor Joyce E. Chaplin reveals how this relatively modest invention ...

The winter of 1740-1741 was miserable. Boston Harbor froze over. So did the Venice Lagoon. Crops died and famine reigned. Up ...

Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity ... in addition to being a top-flight politician, writer, and scientist. Some of ...

The eclectic inventor, scientist ... Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration of Independence ...

Musk has called the inventor and public servant a hero ... has referred to Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, a towering creative intellect and public servant, as a role model.

Benjamin Franklin was colonial America’s leading editor and printer of novels, almanacs, soap wrappers, and everything in between ...

Amanda Norcross, Content & SEO Strategist Inspired by founding father and scientist, Benjamin Franklin, The Franklin Institute is fun for visitors of all ages – not just kids. Interactive ...

Benjamin Franklin wrote what is considered to be his last great quote, a saying about the Constitution and life that proved true for him about five months later. Writing to a French scientist, ...

The eclectic inventor, scientist ... Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration of Independence ...