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Dr. Benjamin Franklin Born in 1706, a little more than a decade after the Salem Witch Trials ended and at the threshold of the Age of Enlightenment, Benjamin Franklin embodied the energy and vibrancy of this new nation. A self-educated man, Franklin recognized, early on, that knowledge was the key to self-improvement. Throughout his life, Franklin referred to himself as a printer, but Franklin's pursuits as a scientist, innovator, inventor, statesman, and social thinker literally revolutionized his world and continues to impact our lives today. Recommended Reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the quintessential Franklin in his own words. Since then many excellent works have been written about Franklin including: Benjamin Franklin, An American Life by Walter Isaacson; Benjamin Franklin by Edmund S. Morgan; The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood; Benjamin Franklin by Carl Van Doren; My Life with Benjamin Franklin and Mon Cher Papa by Claude-Anne Lopez. For Young Readers: Ben Franklin Almanac by Candace Fleming; Biography of Benjamin Franklin by Tom Streissguth. |
