Writer, printer, scientist, leader, inventor, and “rebel with a cause” are few of the many careers that Benjamin Franklin has been renowned for over the years. All of them truly reflect the abilities that he deployed during the birth of our nation. These qualities have also acknowledged a superb leader who serves as a prominent model and founding father to today’s generation. As a scientist, he experimented vastly with electricity. He invented the lightning …showed first 75 words of 537 total…

…showed last 75 words of 537 total…States of America and not to mention he helped the world of science. He was one of America’s Greatest Citizens and founding fathers who still have a tremendous effect on today’s generation. Bibliography Brands, H. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Doubleday & Company, Incorporated, 2000. Wright, Esmond. Benjamin Franklin His Life as He Wrote It. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1996. Wright, Esmond. Franklin of Philadelphia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1988.