Ben Franklin was most famous for the invention of the Franklin stove and also famous for his discoveries about lightning and electricity.
Ben conducted an experiment with electricity and proved that lightning is electricity. The experiment used a key, a kite, a wire, and jar full of water. The electricity hit the kite and it traveled to the key that was touching the wire which was in the jars.
Ben experimented with the electricity and sent a letter to a friend in London telling him about the night with the jars. The letter didn't get there and was picked up by a man and the word spread that Ben had found out how to catch electricity. Countries all over the world were using Ben's experiment.
Ben was very cold one morning and asked his wife, "Why is it so cold in here? Isn't our fireplace on?" She answered, "Yes it is on but it's just not powerful enough to make the whole room warm." Ben had an idea to make the whole house warm. It would be called the Franklin stove. It gave more heat and used less fuel than any other stove. As he built it with helpers and workers, one of them said, "You know Ben you can make a lot of money off of this invention." In return Ben said that he did not want the money. He just wanted to help citizens. Later a man changed the stove and improved it, making him very rich.
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