Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment. As the first United States ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation. Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department, and the University of Pennsylvania.
As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, 1778īoston, Massachusetts Bay, British Americaīenjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (Janu – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher.
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