Transcript Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Mary Margaret Johnson
2005
Basic Facts
• Born January 17,
1706.
• One of 17
children.
• Father made
soap.
Printing
• Learned printing
business at age
12 and
apprenticed to his
brother, James.
• Famous for
printing Poor
Richard’s
Almanack and
The Pennsylvania
Gazette.
• Famous for his
“Join or Die”
political cartoon.
Inventions
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Lightning Rod
Catheter
“Long Arm”
Electrical Battery
Bifocals
Franklin Stove
Swim Fins
• Odometer
Establishments
• Established first fire
company and fire
insurance company.
• Helped establish the
paper currency that
we have today.
• Founded what
became the
University of
Pennsylvania.
Kite Flying Experiment
• Conducted
lightning
experiment with
kite in 1752.
When the storm
passed over his
kite, negative
charges went
down the kite
string.
Kite Flying Experiment
continued...
• Kite string had
metal key on the
end. When
Franklin touched
the key with his
knuckle, he
received electric
shock.
The Franklin Stove
• The Franklin
Stove gave off
more heat using
less fuel. Ben
refused to patent
his inventions. He
made them for
the common man.
The Armonica
• The armonica
that he created
was smaller than
others in 1761. It
did not require
tuning.
Electricity Experiments
• Could ignite
alcohol.
• Could give
glasses of wine
an electric
charge.
Last Years
• Helped draft The
Declaration of
Independence.
• Became very
involved in
politics.
Death
• Benjamin Franklin
died in 1790. He
left $5,000 each
to Boston and
Philadelphia. His
memorial is at the
Franklin Institute.
Bibliography
Thompson, Holland. Benjamin Franklin and Electricity.
2005. About. 2 May 2005. <http://www.inventors.
about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/Ben_Franklin_4.
htm.>.
“Inventor.” Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man.
1994. Unisys. 30 May 2005.<http://www.sln.fi.edu/
franklin/rotten.html>.
“A Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin.” The Electric
Franklin. 4 July 1995. Ushistory.org. 29 May 2005. <
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/facts/>.
About Me
• My name is Mary
Margaret Johnson
and I go to Hanes
Middle School. I
like to play soccer
and go shopping
with friends. I
also like to play
the piano.