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In this new account of Franklin's early life, Pulitzer finalist Nick Bunker portrays him as a complex, driven young man who elbows his way to success.
From his early career as a printer and journalist to his scientific work and his role as a founder of a new republic, Benjaminā¦
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No single American better embodies the ideals of ingenuity and innovation than the great polymath Benjamin Franklin. Practically everything a man could do in the eighteenth century Franklin didāand he did them with an aptitude matched by few and exceeded by even fewer. Franklin made a fortune in the printing tradeārare enough in the publishing and printing capitals of Europe, but all but unheard of in the colonies. His scientific discoveries were unparalleled and earned him the accolades of the greatest scientific minds of the age.
He was also responsible for countless inventionsāincluding the lightning rod, bifocals, a smokeless stove,ā¦
From Edward's list on ingenuity and innovation in the American Revolution.
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