Ben Franklin was
most famous for the invention of the Franklin stove and
also famous for his discoveries about lightning and
electricity.
Ben conducted an
experiment with electricity and proved that lightning is
electricity. The experiment used a key, a kite, a wire,
and jar full of water. The electricity hit the kite and
it traveled to the key that was touching the wire which
was in the jars.
Ben experimented with
the electricity and sent a letter to a friend in London
telling him about the night with the jars. The letter
didn't get there and was picked up by a man and the word
spread that Ben had found out how to catch electricity.
Countries all over the world were using Ben's
experiment.
Ben was very cold one
morning and asked his wife, "Why is it so cold in here?
Isn't our fireplace on?" She answered, "Yes it is on but
it's just not powerful enough to make the whole room
warm." Ben had an idea to make the whole house warm. It
would be called the Franklin stove. It gave more heat and
used less fuel than any other stove. As he built it with
helpers and workers, one of them said, "You know Ben you
can make a lot of money off of this invention." In return
Ben said that he did not want the money. He just wanted
to help citizens. Later a man changed the stove and
improved it, making him very rich.
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