Benjamin Franklin: 1706-1790
Jun 30th, 2008 by Cindy
HAPPY 4th OF JULY
I love July 4th - I am grateful to live in America. Things certainly are not perfect these or any days, but the United States is a great place to wake up every morning.
In addition to Benjamin Franklin being a signatory of The Declaration of Independence, he’s had a profound effect on the world of inventions.
The Armonica
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He played several musical instruments, including the violin, harp, and guitar.
Franklin was a great writer with a great sense of humor. He created and published “Poor Richards Almanack.” Almanacks were very popular books in colonial America, with people in the colonies using them for the mixture of seasonal weather forecasts, practical household hints, puzzles, and other amusements they offered. He coined so many phrases: Ben Franklin quotes
I’m not sure what we’d do without bifocals
And then there’s this little document (click on the image to enlarge it; what an impressive group of signatures):
To read Ben Franklin’s autobiograhpy online
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2 Responses to “Benjamin Franklin: 1706-1790”
Hi Cindy, I always liked old Benny Franklin, too. He sure was a smart old codger. Wish I could have been as smart as he.
I love your Work Organizer. Thanks for sending it to me. Love, Madeline
Dear Cindy
Growing up in Philadelphia sure did have it’s benefits and as a
youngster aspiring to great heights in the scientific field(s) I
often went to that beloved Franklin Institute. Hours on end and just
where did that time go!! Much fun was spent in Philadelphia and it’s
many museums. When I was in Washington, D.C. I couldn’t resist the
Smithsonian Institute and then a day trip down to Monticello to see
what ol’ Tom Jefferson was up to in the invention department. What a
pair those guys were. - Ken Scott