Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. Benjamin Franklin was a scientist. Benjamin Franklin made the first swimming fins in 1717. Benjamin Franklin was 11 years old at the time. Benjamin Franklin was a person who liked swimming and he also liked staying healthy. Benjamin Franklin made the swimming fins in Boston, Massachusetts. Even though Benjamin Franklin was not a president, his face is on the one hundred dollar bill. Benjamin Franklin was a famous inventor. Benjamin Franklin is also known to have found electricity with a kite. His signature is included on the Deceleration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin was always trying to conserve energy. He invented things that he would use himself. Here is a list of things that Benjamin Franklin invented.
1.Daylight savings time
2.Bifocal glasses - he had to switch between glasses to see near and to see far
3.Three wheel clock
4.odometer - used to survey the colonial roads; was not the first or the last odometer made
5.Street lights
6.Lightining rods - to protect buildings from lightning strikes
7.Wood burning stove - a better way to warm their homes
8.extension arm - to reach the many books that he had from floor to ceiling
9.Libary chair
10.Swim fins - first used on his hands, then his feet
11.Glass armonica - he enjoyed making music from the bowls
12.Political cartoons - he owned the Pennsylvania Gazette and made the first cartoon
13.Gulf stream
14.Flexible catheter - to make his brother more comfortable when using a catheter
1.Daylight savings time
2.Bifocal glasses - he had to switch between glasses to see near and to see far
3.Three wheel clock
4.odometer - used to survey the colonial roads; was not the first or the last odometer made
5.Street lights
6.Lightining rods - to protect buildings from lightning strikes
7.Wood burning stove - a better way to warm their homes
8.extension arm - to reach the many books that he had from floor to ceiling
9.Libary chair
10.Swim fins - first used on his hands, then his feet
11.Glass armonica - he enjoyed making music from the bowls
12.Political cartoons - he owned the Pennsylvania Gazette and made the first cartoon
13.Gulf stream
14.Flexible catheter - to make his brother more comfortable when using a catheter