He invented the “Franklin” open stove. He discovered that lightning is an electrical discharge by experimenting with a kite during a thunderstorm. He founded the Philadelphia Library, the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Philosophical Society. An accomplished linguist, he helped his nation better its relations with the European powers when those relations were critical to its survival. He established the US Post Office on a profitable basis. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Rising from meager origins, Benjamin Franklin became one of the nation\u2019s wealthiest businessmen, owning its most successful printing and publishing firms. “Poor Richard\u2019s Almanac”, which he published for some 25 years under the pseudonym of Richard Saunders was one of the nation\u2019s most popular publications in its time.<\/p>\n
Poor Richard\u2019s Almanac is the source of these observations:<\/p>\n\n
Benjamin Franklin – American politician, writer and scientist (1706-1790), from “Poor Richard”s Almanack” (1733-1758)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He invented the “Franklin” open stove. He discovered that lightning is an electrical discharge by experimenting with a kite during a thunderstorm. He founded the Philadelphia Library, the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Philosophical Society. An accomplished linguist, he helped his nation better its relations with the European powers when those relations were critical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","hentry","category-all-quotes","category-common-wisdoms","post_format-post-format-quote"],"yoast_head":"\n