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  2. Category:Inventions by Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Inventions by Benjamin Franklin" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  3. Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler, soaper, and candlemaker. Josiah Franklin was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire , England, on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and his wife, Jane White.

  4. Kite experiment - Wikipedia

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    The experiment was first proposed in 1752 by Benjamin Franklin, who reportedly conducted the experiment with the assistance of his son William. The experiment's purpose was to investigate the nature of lightning and electricity, which were not yet understood. Combined with further experiments on the ground, the kite experiment demonstrated that ...

  5. Ben Franklin was the most famous American of his era. Ken ...

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    The informative, well-framed and entertaining "Benjamin Franklin," premiering Monday on PBS, explores the life and times of our most colorful founder. Ben Franklin was the most famous American of ...

  6. Franklin's electrostatic machine - Wikipedia

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    Franklin and Newton: An Inquiry Into Speculative Newtonian Experimental Science and Franklin's Work in Electricity as an Example Thereof. Harvard University Press. Cohen, I. Bernard (1990). Benjamin Franklin's Science. Harvard University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-674-06659-5. Peter Collinson glass tube Franklin gift. Coulson, Thomas (1950).

  7. No, Ben Franklin Did Not Invent Daylight Saving Time - AOL

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    No, it was not started to help farmers, and Benjamin Franklin did not invent it. Brush up on the real history of daylight saving time before we fall back Nov. 3

  8. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Franklin invented wooden swim fins in 1717. [10] His original design consisted of 10-inch-long (250 mm) and 6-inch-wide (150 mm) palettes. Contrary to today's version of rubberized swim fins worn on the feet, Franklin's swim fins were originally intended for use on a person's hands.

  9. List of inventors - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), U.S. – the pointed lightning rod conductor, bifocal glasses, the Franklin stove, the glass harmonica; Herman Frasch (1851–1914), Germany / U.S. – Frasch process (petrochemistry), Paraffin wax purification