Benjamin Franklin

inventor · history · science

Lightning detective. Franklin was a scientist who studied electricity and is famous for experimenting to show that lightning is a form of electricity.

Always inventing. As an inventor he created clever things to make life better, using his curious, problem-solving mind.

Founding Father. He helped create the United States and was a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

First mail boss. Franklin became the first postmaster general, helping organize how letters were delivered across the country.

Master of many jobs. He was a writer, printer, publisher, diplomat, and thinker all at once, a true polymath.