It's worth revering not just the document itself, but the men of consequence who made American independence a reality.

Benjamin Franklin was a leading US Founding Father and inventor. Discover who Benjamin Franklin was, his groundbreaking inventions of the lightning rod and bifocals, influential books, and key ...

Ben Franklin’s key and kite help unlock the hidden magic of Philadelphia Pig Iron Theatre Company’s 'Franklin's Key' is a clue-finding, puzzle-solving uncovering of the 'truth' about Franklin’s legacy ...

Benjamin Franklin is a great leader for science, production, and Influence-based gameplay in Civilization 7. His bonuses ...

During the Colonial Era, a group of young men in Philadelphia led by Benjamin Franklin dedicated themselves to building civic institutions like libraries, hospitals, and volunteer fire brigades.

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On June 10, 1952, Benjamin Franklin is said to have performed his famous kite experiment to collect ambient electric charge in a jar from the sky with the help of a kite.

Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm and advanced humanity's understanding of electricity on this day in history, June 10, 1752. Franklin was also a U.S. statesman and founding father.

Kite and Key In the late 1740s, Franklin—Founding Father, inventor, and storm chaser—began investigating whether lightning was a form of electricity, as other scientists had suggested.