Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public ...

As a letter to Franklin from George Washington goes up for auction, the author and inventor also figures in New York Lottery commercials.

Benjamin Franklin has left an unmistakable impact on American life. He was a prolific inventor, creating bifocals, lighting rods and the eponymous Franklin stove. His study of electricity and ...

Ben Franklin's invention of the lightning rod and his revelation of the mysterious workings of lightning and thunder made him one of the foremost scientists of his day. As Dray, who won the Robert F.