- Wikipedia: Benjamin Franklin
Overview of the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, along with a list of Franklin's appearances in fiction.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
- Benjamin Franklin and His Inventions
Examines Benjamin Franklin's inventions, including bifocals, the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, and the odometer.
sln.fi.edu/franklin/inventor/inventor.html
- Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, The
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Celebrating the 300th anniversary of Ben Franklin's birth on January 17, 2006. Includes information about events in Philadelphia and around the country plus the traveling exhibit Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World.
www.benfranklin300.com
- Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
Traveling and online exhibition celebrating Ben Franklin's life and legacy, marking the 300-year anniversary of his birth.
www.benfranklin300.com
- Ben.clusty.com: Clusty's Benjamin Franklin Portal
Web portal that includes curated educational resources, Benjamin Franklin 's own writings and proverbs, and tens of thousands of web sites scattered throughout cyberspace.
ben.clusty.com
- Spectrum Biographies: Benjamin Franklin
Biography of Benjamin Franklin written for student audiences. Includes copyright-free images and formatting for bibliographic citations.
www.incwell.com/Biographies/Franklin.html
- Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Franklin__Benjamin__1706_1790_/Autobiography_of_Benjamin_Franklin
- Electric Ben Franklin, The
Diverse site about Benjamin Franklin, including his Silence Dogood articles, research articles, historical fiction, image galleries, 3D tours, puzzles, and links.
www.ushistory.org/franklin
- Benjamin Franklin: The Way to Wealth
Benjamin Franklin's collection of the most important proverbs and ideas from his Poor Richard's Almanack and a modern commentary from the American Literature Research and Analysis Web Site.
itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/wohlpart/alra/franklin.htm
- Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life. An Electric Mind
Companion site to the PBS series chronicling Benjamin Franklin's life as a player in the Age of Scientific Discovery, the American Revolution, and the early Republic.
www.pbs.org/benfranklin
- Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin
Complete text of Benjamin Franklin's will, bequeathing his worldly possessions.
sln.fi.edu/franklin/family/lastwill.html
- Writings of Benjamin Franklin
Complete texts of writings by Benjamin Franklin, from the primary source document collection of The History Carper.
www.historycarper.com/resources/twobf1/contents.htm
- About Inventors: Benjamin Franklin
Biography of Benjamin Franklin, with a discussion of his inventions, including bifocals, the glass armonica, the lightning rod, and the wood stove (called the Franklin stove).
inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/Franklin.htm
- Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
Describes Benjamin Franklin's roles as a scientist, inventor, statesman, printer, philosopher, musician, and economist. From the Franklin Institute.
www.fi.edu/franklin
- Ben's Guide: Benjamin Franklin
Life of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin written for kids, with articles on his work as a printer, inventor, and statesman, plus a timeline.
bensguide.gpo.gov/benfranklin
- De Proverbio: "Early To Bed and Early To Rise"
Essay examining the history of the proverb "Early to bed and early to rise" and its use by Benjamin Franklin.
www.deproverbio.com/DPjournal/DP,1,1,95/FRANKLIN.html
- Hoaxes of Benjamin Franklin
Describes hoaxes perpetrated by Benjamin Franklin for satirical ends, including the Silence Dogood letters, the Death of Titan Leeds, and the Polly Baker Case.
www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/history/frankhoax
- Franklin and the Presbyterians
Article from The Early America Review, Summer 1996, discussing Benjamin Franklin's attitudes toward the Presbyterian Church and the trial of Reverend Samuel Hemphill.
earlyamerica.com/review/summer/franklin/index.html
- Viterbo College: Benjamin Franklin
Middle school literature unit on the life and writings of Ben Franklin.
www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/prise/Web1.html
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