1. Benjamin Franklin By: Jacob Glasgow 6 th Period http//. de.academic.ru/dic.nsf/dewiki/551015

2. Ben Franklin’s Life He was born in 1776 in Boston, Massachusetts He was married to Deborah Rodgers He had two sons William and Francis who died

3. Accomplished Printing Apprentice Poor Richard's Almanac The Pennsylvania Fireplace Studies on Whirlwinds and the Gulf Stream

4. Accomplished Proposed a "one-fluid" theory of electricity, which is charges lost by one body must be gained by another in equal amounts. Now known as the “law of conservation of charge”, it remains a fundamental scientific tenet. His famous kite experiment proved that lightning is an electric charge which led him to invent the lightning rod.

5. Website Citation Page Oakes, Elizabeth H. "Franklin, Benjamin." Encyclopedia of World Scientists, Revised Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Science Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?Ite mID=WE40&SID=5&iPin= EWSR0304&SingleRecord=True (accessed December 14, 2009).