Benjamin Franklin is widely known as one of our founding fathers who helped in the formation of a newly founded country, government, and way of living. Benjamin Franklin was born in the town of Boston in the state of Massachusetts on January 17th in the year of 1706. His father was Josiah Franklin, and Anne Child, but his mother was unknown to him. His father's second spouse, whose name was Abiah Folger took responsibility and care of the young Benjamin Franklin during his early childhood. Benjamin Franklin was one of the seventeen children from his father. With his first wife, Josiah had seventeen children and ten more children with his second wife.
Benjamin Franklin had neither finished his primary education after two years or his secondary …show more content…
During his adult life, he had prearranged to join in matrimony a woman whose name was Deborah Read, but didn't marry her until the year of 1730. During that time, he was broadening his education, and she was already married to someone else. Through that time as well Benjamin Franklin fathered a son from out of wedlock. From Deborah Read, Benjamin fathered three children, whose names were William Franklin, Francis Franklin, and Sarah Bache.
The central persuasive individuals throughout his life were his father and his brother James. His occupation for the period of the course of his life was as a scientist, inventor, writer, and also a soldier.
As a scientist, Benjamin created a theory of how electricity was made and through his invention of the lightning rod his theory became the reality of everyday life. He was the first to be able to demonstrate that the discovery of electricity and science could be beneficial for anyone. As a scientist, he also revealed how to size an atom, the realization that the Earth and its climate could make alterations, and he furthermore was the first to be capable of tracking a hurricane. (Carson, …show more content…
(Green, 2006) Benjamin Franklin was a commanding officer during the French and Indian war, he was also an ambassador for the Americans to gain the support of the French during the war. In 1779, he was the first American to be accepted and received by the foreign government of the French. His political influences with the government of the United States of America was sparked by his explorations through the military and his extensive and authoritative political line of work. Benjamin Franklin's experiences in Great Britain strengthened is senses of being an American and not an English subject under the domination of the king of England. (Spark Notes,
Benjamin Franklin had neither finished his primary education after two years or his secondary …show more content…
During his adult life, he had prearranged to join in matrimony a woman whose name was Deborah Read, but didn't marry her until the year of 1730. During that time, he was broadening his education, and she was already married to someone else. Through that time as well Benjamin Franklin fathered a son from out of wedlock. From Deborah Read, Benjamin fathered three children, whose names were William Franklin, Francis Franklin, and Sarah Bache.
The central persuasive individuals throughout his life were his father and his brother James. His occupation for the period of the course of his life was as a scientist, inventor, writer, and also a soldier.
As a scientist, Benjamin created a theory of how electricity was made and through his invention of the lightning rod his theory became the reality of everyday life. He was the first to be able to demonstrate that the discovery of electricity and science could be beneficial for anyone. As a scientist, he also revealed how to size an atom, the realization that the Earth and its climate could make alterations, and he furthermore was the first to be capable of tracking a hurricane. (Carson, …show more content…
(Green, 2006) Benjamin Franklin was a commanding officer during the French and Indian war, he was also an ambassador for the Americans to gain the support of the French during the war. In 1779, he was the first American to be accepted and received by the foreign government of the French. His political influences with the government of the United States of America was sparked by his explorations through the military and his extensive and authoritative political line of work. Benjamin Franklin's experiences in Great Britain strengthened is senses of being an American and not an English subject under the domination of the king of England. (Spark Notes,