Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705[1]] -- April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass 'armonica'.[2] He formed both the first public lending library in America and the first fire department in Pennsylvania.[3]<br />- Wikipedia<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfIDtsyNbmw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfIDtsyNbmw</a>