In the concluding chapter of “Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist,” Richard Munson summarizes the many Franklins that have been offered up to the reading public over the years.

Benjamin Franklin is best known as a Founding Father of the United States, with historians often referring to the Boston-born Franklin as the First ...

Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm and advanced humanity's understanding of electricity on this day in history, June 10, 1752. Franklin was also a U.S. statesman and founding father.

Franklin studied electricity and proved lightning’s electrical nature with a key and kite. Franklin made groundbreaking discoveries in his study of electricity. He wrote up his observations and ...

But is there any truth to this tale? Did Franklin really discover electricity by getting zapped by a lightning bolt during this experiment? Though most people know Benjamin Franklin — an ...

But Franklin had yet to find a practical application for this exciting new phenomenon, which irked him greatly. To that end, he conceived of throwing an electricity-themed dinner party. "A turkey ...

Setting Ben Franklin loose in the new Philadelphia museum dedicated to his accomplishments would be as electric as giving him another kite to fly during a lightning storm. He would get a charge out… ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will open “The Electric Dr. Franklin” Nov. 20, a visually striking showcase display exploring the founding father’s pioneering electrical work and ...

Franklin's Bookshop in Philadelphia, 1745. Painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, ca. 1910. Monday, Aug. 19 and Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream the 2-part series now with KPBS ...

The Franklin Institute devotes an entire page on its website to “things Benjamin Franklin never said.” Grab a Copy Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist ...