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What is the Ben Franklin effect? Named after Ben Franklin (who wrote of borrowing a book from a rival who warmed to him as a result), this effect states the following: that if you ask someone to help you out in some way, and they indeed do, they will then be more likely to do you […]

As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. Description from pinterest.com. I searched for this on bing.com/images

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Benjamin Franklin, 1706–1790 | Born Boston, Massachusetts | Joseph Siffred Duplessis (1725–1802) | Oil on canvas, c. 1785 | Gift of the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Benjamin Franklin was the most famous American in the world in his day. He was renowned for his scientific accomplishments as much as for his political and diplomatic triumphs. Known as a “natural

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On July 26, 1775, Benjamin Franklin became America's first Postmaster-General

#ThisWeekinHistory 1752, Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm and collects a charge in a Leyden jar when the kite is struck…

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) portrait by Joseph Siffred Duplessis (French, 1725–1802)

Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod, the iron furnace stove, bifocal glasses, and odometer, just to name a few of his accomplishments.

Benjamin Franklin was a self-taught polymath and inventor, and a founding father of the American revolution. Learn more about his life.