Benjamin Franklin Accomplishments

Ben Franklin was not only a president but also an inventor. Ben was a famous inventor. He made a artificial arm, a clock with seconds, bioficial glasses, and a new type of fireplace. And also many many more inventions, including electricity. He also achieved many accomplishments in life and overcame many obstacles that stood in his way.

Franklin was born on January 17, in Boston massachusetts. He lived in Philadelphia. There were 17 kids in the family and he was number 15 in the family. So he had a lot of siblings to deal with.His parents were Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. He attended Boston Latin High School and he didn’t go to college. Ben married Deborah Read. Ben and Deborah had 3 kids. They had one daughter and two sons. There Daughters

name was Sarah Franklin Bache, there two sons names are William Franklin, and Francis Folger Franklin. He many hobbies and I mean many hobbies. They are reading, writing, printing, experimenting, inventing, debating, traveling, and being active in the politics. Also he made music. That was his favorite thing to do. He played some instruments such as violin, harp, and guitar. Those were one of his main hobbies to.

One of Ben’s many greatest accomplishments was that he helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the U.S Constitution. And his investigations into electricity, and for writing “Poor Richard’s Almanack.” Later on, He had some failures in life. They were his phonetic alphabet and suggesting that they should have a turkey as the national bird instead of the eagle. Only because the eagle has a low moral character. And so on, nobody and I mean nobody believed him about his light bulb idea. The research never told why they didn’t believe him. The biggest obstacles he overcame were making a clock with seconds, making a new type of fireplace, and inventing the light bulb.

Later on, he had an enemy and a best friend. Which his name was John Adams. They were friends and enemies.