Joseph Priestley's account, published fifteen years afterwards in 1767 appears to be based on Franklin’s account himself through close and intense correspondence between them. All that is known about what he did on that famous day, of no known for sure date, comes from two resources: Franklin's Kite Experimentīen Franklin himself never wrote the story of the most dramatic of his experiments. He was also a civil servant and in 1775 Franklin became the first U.S. In literature and journalism he’s best known for writing, printing and publishing the famous Poor Richard's Almanac and The Pennsylvania Gazette.įranklin was also a diplomat and represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and secured the French support that helped to make independence of the United States possible.
But he’s best remembered for the Franklin’s kite experiment (see below), and no wonder that sometimes he’s referred to as “Master of Electricity”. In electricity he invented the lightning rod, discovered the principle of conservation of charge and identified positive and negative electrical charges. His scientific achievements in science and invention include the Franklin stove, bifocals, medical catheter, swim fins, library chair, the odometer, glass armonica and more (a few of this devices he only improved or came up with his own version). What Did Benjamin Franklin Invent?īenjamin Franklin made important contributions in many fields.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the leaders of the American Revolution and Founding Fathers of the United States, helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers.įranklin was a man of many talents and among others he was a printer, journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, and inventor.
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