Benjamin Franklin decided not to patent his many inventions because he believed that it was enough to help others with his creations. This would also allow other inventors to tinker with and build ...

The creations and inventions of Franklin's adult life ... Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration ...

Ben Franklin’s famous experiment with the kite and key gave him a better understanding of the nature of electricity. But did that event lead to the lightning rod? When Benjamin Franklin died in ...

There are many historical inventions that have changed the world as we know it. Can you imagine if Ben Franklin didn’t discover electricity or if Alexander Graham Bell didn’t discover the ...

Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary ... developed life-saving inventions, and contributed as much as anyone to the foundation of the American ...

The creations and inventions of Franklin's adult life ... Of the "Founding Fathers," Benjamin Franklin alone signed the three pivotal documents associated with the nation's birth: the Declaration ...