Benjamin Franklin Never Sought a Patent or Copyright
It’s fairly common knowledge that Ben Franklin, a member of the Committee of Five responsible for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, was one of America’s first great entrepreneurs. From an extremely humble background (the youngest son of 17 children of a candle-maker), his businesses and inventions made him the first worldwide celebrity born in the American colonies. He was wealthy enough to retire at age 42 and to devote the rest of his life to scientific and public service endeavors.
Here are some of Franklin’s inventions and discoveries Bifocals Lightning Rod Franklin Stove Mapping of the Gulf Stream Properties of Electricity Swim Fins Library Chair Street LIghting Glass Armonica (mus…Read More
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