By Brooks Tebeje

Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals and the Benjamin Stove.

In 1784, Ben Franklin developed bifocals. In 1742, Ben Franklin invented the Benjamin Stove.

He is from Boston, Massachusetts.

Benjamin Franklin had eye problems. He could not see close or far. He was tired of switching between two glasses,so he invented bifocals. Ben Franklin invented his stove because back then it used to be cold. Many people were dying, so Ben Franklin Invented his stove.

It help us see better and we don’t have to switch between two glasses. It help us because we don’t have to be cold all the time.

Adler, David. Benjamin Franklin Printer, Inventor, Statesman A First Biography. New York: Holiday House, 1992.