{"id":102429,"date":"2013-01-16T21:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/102429\/thematic-attic-remembering-benjamin-franklin\/"},"modified":"2013-01-16T21:00:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T02:00:23","slug":"thematic-attic-remembering-benjamin-franklin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/102429\/thematic-attic-remembering-benjamin-franklin\/","title":{"rendered":"Thematic Attic~ Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Famous for his kite experiment, which proved that lightning was electrical, Benjamin Franklin worked as a writer, printer, publisher, and businessman. He adopted many pen names, e.g. Richard Saunders.<\/font><\/p>\n

Franklin was a remarkably active figure in politics and a co-signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, and the Treaty of Paris which ended the Seven Years’ War. He was also the author of the Albany Plan of 1754.<\/font><\/p>\n

Franklin invented the lightning conductor rod and invented or improved many other devices. In addition, he was an excellent promoter. <\/font><\/p>\n

He had a hearty spirit for learning his entire life and kept a weekly diary of his behavior to improve his personality. In England, he gave swimming lessons in the river Thames. Franklin’s services as an international diplomat were much sought after because he was also a skilled negotiator.<\/font><\/p>\n

On September 17, 1787, an aged Benjamin Franklin had James Wilson deliver his Address to the Federal Convention shortly before the Constitution was signed by the Convention at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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\nThe kite experiment Franklin was actually lucky to have survived, for after this famous incident, several other would-be-scientists who performed this same kite experiment were electrocuted.<\/font><\/p>\n

Realizing that this form of electricity could be charged over a conductor and into the ground, he invented the lightning rod and conductor, providing the lightning an alternative path to the earth. Later in his life, lightning struck his own house, but his lightning rod saved it from burning.<\/font><\/p>\n

Tonight in a poetry style let`s enjoy
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\nHow do you feel Franklin would change things today
\nor how has he inspired you in many ways
\nHistory the past is inspiring for all that we learn
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