Saturday, 18 August 2012

Benjamin Franklin American Scientist

Benjamin Franklin  :

Benjamin Franklin was an American statesman and scientist. He was born in 1706. He did many things during his life. He had his own publishing company. He was also the postmaster for the colony of Pennsylvania.
As a scientist, he is best known for flying a kite with a key on it during a thunderstorm to prove that lightening is an electrical spark. From this discovery he invented the lightening rod.
In 1757 he was appointed the British parliament representative for the colony of Pennsylvania. He was the colonies spokesperson in their fight against British taxation. In 1776, he helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. During the American Revolution, he was responsible for persuading(1) France to support the Americans.
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