Some thoughts on Mr.
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s most
remarkable invention was himself. The tenth son of a candle-maker, he found
fame and fortune as a writer, entrepreneur, politician, scientist, and
diplomat. But he remained at heart a simple tradesman. He favored practical
solutions over complicated theories and he firmly believed in the necessity of
compromise.
Throughout his life
With his strong mind and
quick wit, he was just as comfortable in the royal courts of
SOME FUN FRANKLIN FACTS:
· He had only two years of formal
schooling.
· He invented the ‘armonica’, a glass
musical instrument that is an adaptation of tuned glasses, the bifocal--he
called them ‘double spectacles’, and the lightning rod.
· He coined the term “Gulf Stream” to
describe the warm water current he observed and measured during his voyages to
England.
· Long before it became common, he advocated
daily exercise and the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
· In his youth Ben Franklin was a champion
swimmer.