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Benjamin Franklin, American printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat. One of the foremost of the American Founding Fathers, he helped draft the Declaration of Independence. He also made important contributions to science, espec
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Benjamin Franklin, American printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat. One of the foremost of the American Founding Fathers, he helped draft the Declaration of Independence. He also made important contributions to science, espec
Benjamin Franklin - Printer, Junto, Experiments on Electricity: Denham died, however, a few months after Franklin entered his store. The young man, now 20, returned to the printing trade and in 1728 was able to set up a partnership with a friend. Two yea
…board of engineers of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River, which, upon completion in 1926, was the longest suspension bridge in the world.Read More In bridge: Suspension bridges …Philadelphia-Camden Bridge (now called the Benjamin Franklin Bridge), over the Delaware River, is...
Find out how Benjamin Franklin's ideas helped make sure that both small and large states can have their views represented in Congress. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Watch Benjamin Franklin share his ideas for the U.S. Constitution, helping both the larger and smaller states Discover more...
Britannica Quiz All-American History Quiz Over the next 17 years he argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court and in 1868 was Pres.Andrew Johnson’schief defense counsel in hisimpeachmenttrial. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...
Britannica Quiz U.S. Presidents and Their Years in Office Quiz Nominated for the presidency by the Republicans in 1888, he lost the popular vote by 5,439,853 to Cleveland’s 5,540,309 but won the election by outpolling Cleveland in the electoral college by 233 electoral votes to Cleveland...
Also known as: Benjamin Franklin TracyWritten and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Quick Facts Born: Apr. 26, 1830, near Owego, N.Y., U.S. Died: Aug. 6, 1915, New York City (aged 85) See all related content Benjamin F. Tracy (born Apr. 26,...