Fun facts about benjamin franklin
50 facts about benjamin franklin!
Benjamin franklin electricity kiteBenjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice—first to Anne Child and then to Abiah Folger. Benjamin was Abiah’s ninth child and Josiah’s fifteenth child.
Young Benjamin showed an early aptitude for learning, and his father placed him in the Boston Grammar School at age eight. However, his formal schooling ended after just two years when his father pulled him out of school to work in the family business.
He also continued to learn on his own, reading voraciously and teaching himself subjects such as math and science.
The Leyden Jar Experiment
Electricity, in particular, fascinated Franklin.
Benjamin franklin kite experiment
In 1746, he heard about a German cleric and physicist named Ewald Georg von Kleist who had created a device called the Leyden jar—a glass jar that could store an electrical charge. Scientists in Europe began experimenting on these jars, and even Franklin was intrigued.
He experimented with connecti
