Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to ...

I open the case that they are stored in, and...it's this whole experience. You smell the aged books, and then you touch their ...

In addition to being a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the most important figures in early American history. As a member of ...

Before Benjamin Franklin became a printer ... Perhaps it stemmed from his struggles learning the subject in childhood. More ...

Jon Bon Jovi, a world-famous rock star, recently revealed his strong admiration for Philadelphia native Benjamin Franklin, ...

A painting of Franklin’s return to Philadelphia from Europe in 1785 shows him flanked by his son-in-law (in red), his daughter and Benjamin Bache (in blue), the grandson he’d taken to France ...

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to ...