The winter of 1740-1741 was miserable. Boston Harbor froze over. So did the Venice Lagoon. Crops died and famine reigned. Up to a fifth of Ireland’s population might have died, a greater toll than for ...

An Unintended American Revolution,” Harvard professor Joyce E. Chaplin reveals how this relatively modest invention ...

Founding father Benjamin Franklin knew better than most the benefits of self-education. In 1727, he established the ...

Musk has called the inventor and public servant a hero. But Franklin had a different vision of serving the public. What Would Ben Franklin Say to Elon Musk Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk ...

Despite the crowd asserting it in Franklin, Benjamin Franklin neither invented nor discovered electricity. Per Mr. Electric, ...

The creations and inventions of Franklin's adult life are legendary and far-flung. He published the oft-quoted Poor Richard's Almanack, established Philadelphia's first public library ...

developed life-saving inventions, and contributed as much as anyone to the foundation of the American Republic. But Franklin's life was full of contradictions, and his success came at a cost.