Ben Franklin

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because less wood was required for burning. It was also was a lot less dangerous because it was a closed flame rather than an open fire. Ben found out that the women in his family that stayed home each day, did not get as many cold and toothaches as they used to(Cousins 89). “Soon every women in Philadelphia wanted a Franklin stove”(Cousins 89). “The Pennsylvania authorities were very pleased. They offered Franklin the patent for his design of the stove. This meant that he could earn money for every Franklin stove made. He refused saying that he was glad to be able to serve others.” (Parker 13) This was a truly great inventions for the people of that time and the present. During that time, wood burning was everyone’s source of heat, now there are many sources of heat. People still burn wood and it is probably the cheapest way to heat a house. Many people also use it as their primary source of heat or just as back up heat just in case something happens. next invention was great ...

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and then he received a tingle of an electric shock from the key in the palm of his hands (Cousins 110). He also brought along a bottle so he could trap the electricity in it. “This was a great moment in the history of electricity. Ben himself must have been overcome with wonder, because he never said much about it. He talked about almost everything else. The reports of the discovery did not come out for several years later.” (Cousins 112) “As soon as his experiment was made known, Ben was given honorary degrees by Harvard, Yale and by William and Mary College” (Cousins 112). This same dangerous experiment was tried by many people. Some were successful and one person was not successful ...

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