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He attended grammar school from age eight to ten and had some private
writing and arithmetic lessons. At age 13 he was apprenticed to his older
brother James, who had recently returned from England with a new printing
press. Ben learned the printing trade and devoted his spare time to advancement
of his self-education. Ben transferred to Mr. George Brownell’s school for
writing and arithmetic. His later education came from his own reading and
lifelong debate and conversations with his friends.
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From school days on Ben Franklin wanted to be a sailor. His father sent
him to his brother’s print shop in Philadelphia, where he learned and set up
his own printing business. Ben was a printer and a postmaster.
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Franklin made important observations about the Gulf Stream, came up with
the idea of Daylight Savings Time, and contributed a number of inventions,
including bifocals, the Franklin stove, and a musical instrument called the
armonica. Everyone knows the story of Ben's famous kite flight. Ben did
not "invent" electricity. He did invent the lightening rod, which protected buildings and ships
from lightning damage. His invention of an iron furnace stove allowed people to
warm their homes less dangerously and with less wood. It was called the
“Franklin Stove.” Ben Franklin invented a tool called a long arm to reach high
books.
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Some interesting facts about Ben Frankilin would be: During his life, he
made eight voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. These journeys gave him a lot of
time to learn about ships and how they worked. Bens son ,William, owned a
Newfoundland dog. He was left handed. He married Deborah Rogers in 1730. And he
died in Philadelphia on April 17th.
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I found my information at the following sites:
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sln.fi.edu
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www.ux1.eiu.edu
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www.uncp.edu
Nice job Hannah with the research, writing and recording your script, and posting all to blog. A
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