Benjamin Franklin 1706 1790 By Thomas Robinson Born

Benjamin Franklin 1706 -1790 By: Thomas Robinson

Born � Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and died on April 17, 1790 in Boston Massachusetts.

Father � Benjamin’s father was Josiah who worked as a candle and soap maker and made sure each of his sons learned a trade.

Work � Benjamin worked as a typesetter in a printers shop which is now the church of Saint Bartholomew the Great.

Contributions �A lot of Franklins inventions are the lightning rod, glass armonica, Franklin stove, and bifocal glasses.

Science � Benjamin Franklin was a scientist that mostly studied physics so he is a Physicist.

Education � Benjamin Franklin attended a Boston Latin School but did not graduate but he stopped school when he was ten.

Family Life � Benjamin had a wife named Deborah Reid Franklin who had 3 kids two boys named William and Francis and 1 daughter named Sarah.

Events � Prussia enters the Northern War (1715) � Prince Eugene conquers Belgrad (1717) � The Russians accompany Berlin (1760)

Influence � David Hume is a philosopher who influenced Benjamin Franklin’s thinking skills.

Sources � http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Benjamin_Frankli n � http: //learningtogive. org/papers/paper 96. html � http: //fi. edu/franklin/timeline/birth. html