© Benjamin Franklin: While Benjamin Franklin is known
as a statesman and diplomat, he was also an
accomplished inventor and scientist. Franklin was
mainly a printer by profession, but he also
investigated natural phenomena, such as ocean
currents and lightning, His marine research led to
his publication of a map of the Gulf Stream
currents. Franklin developed theories about
electricity, made famous by his experiment with a
kite and a key during a lightning storm. As a result
of his work with electricity, Franklin invented the
lightning rod, which protected buildings from
lightning strikes. Always curious and imaginative,
Franklin also invented the bifocal glasses, the
Franklin stove, an odometer for carriages and a
musical instrument called a glass harmonica. He
investigated evaporation as a cooling technique
and designed nautical enhancements, including
watertight compartments.
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