Ben+Franklin

Benjamin Franklin is a famous scientist for that discovering lighting is electricity. He was also an inventor, who invented the lighting rod. Ben Franklin helped start up the first library, sanitation department, fire department, post office, and the first hospital in Pennsylvania. Ben Franklin was also a a writer, diplomat, printer, postmaster, statesman, musician, humorist, scientist, traveler, inventor, philosopher, humanitarian, and cartoonist, but he did these careers at different times. Here is a timeline of Ben Franklin's life. We illustrated pictures and wrote captions for the timeline.



|| Revolutionary War. || ||
 * In **1706** Benjamin Franklin was born. || = =
 * In **1714** Ben went to school but he only went to school for two years. || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cl57fp0P2H0/T7Gj9BRpWiI/AAAAAAAAFDc/Im9Le5Jxyqo/s647/1914.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1717** Ben made flippers for his hands and feet, to help him swim faster. || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xs7e9-5KZXI/T7Gj8MUhhAI/AAAAAAAAFDU/deh4HYhOlMk/s647/1917.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1723** Ben ran away to Philadelphia. || [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N-Phbekb3_A/T7Gj92vzGaI/AAAAAAAAFDk/m38TmRT4p90/s647/1914+1.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1728** Ben opened his own print shop. || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mKjZaG10VBA/T7Gj-xL-CiI/AAAAAAAAFDs/3SLQapS5vnc/s647/1928.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1731** Ben Franklin published //Poor Richard's Almanac//. //Poor Richard's Almanac// was a calender with many sayings in it. || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2f2VACKoe8c/T7Gj_8_8N0I/AAAAAAAAFD0/YYykVYVaChw/s647/1931.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1731** Ben helped make the first library. Ben loved reading. || [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LqeIbfWLDi8/T7GkBDsOZKI/AAAAAAAAFD8/_zCcizsYnMI/s647/1931_2.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1736** Ben helped make the first sanitation department. || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5hzlPpjo2sc/T7GkCaFWAoI/AAAAAAAAFEE/blJxNerYINM/s647/1936.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1736** Ben helped make the first fire department. || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-egfnfnG1H5k/T7GkEMxXcEI/AAAAAAAAFEM/QsH6-MiYkPQ/s647/1936_2.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In 1741 Ben invented the Franklin Stove. || [[image:fireplace_1.jpg width="384" height="287"]] ||
 * In **1751**, Ben helped make the first hospital in Pennsylvania. || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rTTzTS6T14s/T7GkFOQprJI/AAAAAAAAFEU/aYvqHWwpPE8/s647/1951.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1752** Ben Franklin proved lightning was electricity. He flew a homemade kite in a storm. || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wnlgWD_V1Tk/T7GkGfvgUdI/AAAAAAAAFEc/ZNR6quB29wo/s647/1952.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1752** Ben invented the lightning rod. The rod is sort of magnetic and attracts lightning. || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ppuvpu4PI6o/T7GkHofvrPI/AAAAAAAAFEk/JOLumZb2lAc/s647/1952_2.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1753** Ben started the first post office. || [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PROv2QX2QSE/T7GkI9dtFTI/AAAAAAAAFEs/ujONSeEQmCc/s647/1953.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1753**, Ben made an odometer. He made it because he wanted to measure the routes when he was mailing posts. || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-szNt8VUlPsQ/T7GkJ4bRyfI/AAAAAAAAFE0/ryEVTMnPL90/s647/1953_2.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1761** Ben invented the rocking chair. He made it so it would churn butter. || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qnpm6TwCY-0/T7GkKzLNiUI/AAAAAAAAFE8/m5mE6-7RmNo/s647/1961.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1761** Ben invented the rocking chair, and that one could fan. But it didn't really work, it was mostly to keep bugs out of his face. || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8PP_p12Ze4M/T7GkLtA7CUI/AAAAAAAAFFE/qDU8maMHChg/s647/1961_2.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1776** Ben Franklin helped write the Declaration of Independence and signed it. || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qM0TSNzADFs/T7GkMdCDyzI/AAAAAAAAFFM/yHiRnlfEKVk/s647/1976.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1776**, Ben traveled to France. He traveled to France because he wanted America to win against the British in the
 * In **1784** he made bifocals to see far away and close. || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HW0Zll2D3Ug/T7GkOMyuLeI/AAAAAAAAFFc/mjGCmv_Q89o/s647/1984.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||
 * In **1787** Ben helped write the Constitution to create the government for our country. || [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tyQlN5rB50Y/T7GkPcTdRLI/AAAAAAAAFFk/eYEIxpZ4KzI/s568/1987.jpeg width="380" height="517"]] ||
 * Benjamin Franklin died in **1790**. || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n_D1BOxEDss/T7GkRDv0IzI/AAAAAAAAFFs/qTbJwWIEzQU/s647/1980.jpeg width="387" height="303"]] ||