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Benjamin Franklin • Born in Boston, 1786 • Died in 1847 • Was a scientist, printer • • • • and inventor Had 16 brothers Began working in print shop Married Deborah Read Had 3 children: William, Sarah and Francis http://artofmanliness.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/ben_franklin.jpg Why did he decide to explore? Wanted to show the world that lightning came from electricity, not from a force that came from God! Saw a boy’s hair coming up when he put something in his head and that was what inspired him to explore more http://www.thechemistrynerd.com/benfranklin/ Benja minFranklinDiscoversElectricity.jpg What did he choose to explore? Science, lightning, electricity Thunderstorms because he believed lightning, which occurs during storms, was electricity http://www.memeticians.com/2008 /01 /17/ben_franklin.jpg Resources your explorer needed A kite A metal key Books to study Be a thinker, risk taker, etc. http://www.general-anaesthesia.com/images/benjamin-franklin.jpg How did it impact society? In those days it made a huge impact because people thought that lighting was a force that came from God Benjamin Franklin became one of the most important and great Americans http://acplinfo.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/ benjami n_franklin_marble_memorial_statue.jpg Additional information Was representative of London His father hoped that he would be a minister When he was young, he invented many things Began working in his father’s shop His brother wrote one of the first newspaper http://benfranklin2006.googlepages.com/ Benja min_Franklin_by_Jean-Baptiste_G.jpg Additional information Many things are called like him: streets, hotels, towns ,trees ,etc. He invented the first police and fire departments He invented many usefull things phillypreneurs.com Additional information Flew kite in thunderstorm. When lightning struck the kite, sparks flew from a key attached to the string Proved lightning was electricity familysecuritymatters.org Bibliography www.worldbook.com www.bensguide.com www.ushistory.org www.gardenofprise.com Benjamin Franklin Whats the big idea Ben Franklin alumni.imsa.edu