Benjamin Franklin was a very important man in history. He helped to advance technology and business during his time. He helped by doing research and inventing things to help make business more efficient. He also helped with a lot of political issues. He also had a hand in forming some of the earliest government documents in the United States government, including our constitution. He was a very important person in our government's history, and we might not be where we are today if not for him. Early years
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston. His father was a candlestick maker by the name of Josiah Franklin and his mother was a homemaker by the name of Abiah Folger. He was raised a Presbyterian and was the 15th born in his family out of 17. He was also the youngest son in the family. At eight years old, he started to go to South Grammar School. A year later he started to attend George Brownells English School. He excelled at writing and loved to read, but he did poorly in his other classes. When he was ten years old, he started to work as an apprentice at his dad's shop. After two years of …show more content…
In 1729 with his printing business still going he became the owner and publisher of a newspaper. He was also very involved in the community in 1730 he helped set up many organizations, including a lending library, a fire company and a police patrol. He went on to getting a job in politics later in life. In his career as an inventor, he studie electricity, ocean currents, meteorology, causes of the common cold and refrigeration. He invented the Franklin Stove and that was a good invention because it was more efficient. In 1740 he conducted some experiments and invented the lightning rod. Another one of his inventions was the bifocal glasses which was a major invention during that time. He also coined the term battery, charge and conductor(History.com
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston. His father was a candlestick maker by the name of Josiah Franklin and his mother was a homemaker by the name of Abiah Folger. He was raised a Presbyterian and was the 15th born in his family out of 17. He was also the youngest son in the family. At eight years old, he started to go to South Grammar School. A year later he started to attend George Brownells English School. He excelled at writing and loved to read, but he did poorly in his other classes. When he was ten years old, he started to work as an apprentice at his dad's shop. After two years of …show more content…
In 1729 with his printing business still going he became the owner and publisher of a newspaper. He was also very involved in the community in 1730 he helped set up many organizations, including a lending library, a fire company and a police patrol. He went on to getting a job in politics later in life. In his career as an inventor, he studie electricity, ocean currents, meteorology, causes of the common cold and refrigeration. He invented the Franklin Stove and that was a good invention because it was more efficient. In 1740 he conducted some experiments and invented the lightning rod. Another one of his inventions was the bifocal glasses which was a major invention during that time. He also coined the term battery, charge and conductor(History.com