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by Mike Haskew. By the time the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776, Benjamin Franklin was 70 years old. A successful printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and author, he had also achieved notoriety in Europe, particularly in Great Britain and France. Among the foremost of the Founding Fathers, he ...
Benjamin Franklin (n. 17 ianuarie 1706, Boston, Provincia Massachusetts Bay – d. 17 aprilie 1790, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, SUA) este una dintre cele mai cunoscute personalități din istoria Statelor Unite, unul din Fondatorii Statelor Unite ale Americii. A fost diplomat, om de știință, inventator, filosof, profesor și om politic .
Jul 2, 2022 · — Benjamin Franklin, letter to Benjamin Vaughn, July 26, 1784. That it is better one hundred guilty persons should escape than that one innocent person should suffer is a maxim that has been long and generally approved. — Benjamin Franklin, letter to Benjamin Vaughn, March 14, 1785.
Franklin je provodio opasne pokuse u vezi s atmosferskim elektricitetom (1752.) podižući žicom vezana zmaja u olujni oblak, pri čemu se pojavila električna iskra i napunila električni kondenzator. Benjamin Franklin ( Boston, 17. siječnja 1706. – Philadelphia, 17. travnja 1790. ), američki državnik, filozof, izumitelj, fizičar ...
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Mass., January 17, 1706, into a Puritan household. He had 16 siblings, but four of them died at birth. He was 15th overall in the birth order, and he was the youngest of five brothers. His mother, Abiah Folger, was his father's second wife.
Benjamin Franklin Early Life. Born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin was the 15th child and last son born to his father, Josiah Franklin. At the age of 10, he was removed from the school he attended, Boston Latin School, to learn his father's candle-making business. The rest of his education was self-taught.
A Quick Biography of. Benjamin Franklin. Francis Folger Franklin, Ben's son. (Posthumous painting. Artist and date unknown) Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin. Benjamin's mother was Abiah Folger, the second wife of Josiah. In all, Josiah would father 17 children.
