Ben Franklin

Birth of Ben Franklin

Jan 17, 1706

Born to Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. Josiah was a candle stick and soap maker. Ben was the 8th of their 10 children together.

Writes his first pamphlet

1725

Name of the pamphlet was "A Dissertation upon Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure, and Pain

Kite Experiment

1752

Gets Copley Medal of the royal Society of London for the study of electricity. This experiment also lead to the inventions and other studies of electricity.

Decleration of Independence

Jun 28, 1776

Was part of the five-member that wrote the Declaration of Independence. He later signed it

Invented bifocals

1784

He invented them for distance and for reading.

Death of Benjamin Franklin

Apr 17, 1790

Died of empyema which is fluid in the lungs. He died at the age of 84