No. The first railroad was built in England.
Although Benjamin Franklin was a great scientist and clever inventor he did not invent the Flintlock Musket. Flintlocks were first developed by German gunsmiths in the mid 1600's, some 50 years before Benjamin Franklin was born.
No, but he is credited with inventing the first pair of bifocals - prior to that, people needed two sets of spectacles, one for distance, one for reading. Franklin combined them into one.
the first fire dept was Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin was the first to do many things. For instance, he was the first to invent the Franklin Stove, the swim fins, the bifocal lenses, and the glass armonica, along with many other useful inventions.
He did not invent the kite.
No. The first railroad was built in England.
Benjamin Franklin is credited with starting the first lending library and first fire department in the US. He also invented bifocal glasses and an effective heating stove.
Benjamin Franklin
Although Benjamin Franklin was a great scientist and clever inventor he did not invent the Flintlock Musket. Flintlocks were first developed by German gunsmiths in the mid 1600's, some 50 years before Benjamin Franklin was born.
No, but he is credited with inventing the first pair of bifocals - prior to that, people needed two sets of spectacles, one for distance, one for reading. Franklin combined them into one.
the first fire dept was Benjamin Franklin
The firefighter's rulebook credited Benjamin Franklin as the first fireman because he organized the first fire department in Philadelphia in 1736, creating a formal system of volunteer firefighters. Franklin's innovations in firefighting practices and equipment contributed significantly to modern fire service.
Ben Franklin was the first to do many things. For instance, he was the first to invent the Franklin Stove, the swim fins, the bifocal lenses, and the glass armonica, along with many other useful inventions.
Benjamin Franklin founded the University of Pennsylvania in 1740, now one of the Ivy schools. The University of Pennsylvania claims to be, not the first college (undergraduate only), but the first university (post-undergraduate school) because they founded a medical school in 1765.
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Benjamin Franklin published a very popular one, the Poor Richard's Almanac, although I don't know if it was the first.