“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
A quote by Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790
Benjamin Franklin is perhaps best known as one of the Founding Fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
But Franklin has also been pioneering advances in science, letting us see with bifocals and famously discovered electricity by flying a kite on a wire during storm. Franklin mapped the Gulf Stream, invented swim fins, and musical instruments and established colleges. His self-education earned him honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, and the Oxford University in England.
Benjamin Franklin had a strong moral compass and an unflagging commitment to civic duty, and an overall wit, good humor and integrity. Franklin illumined corners of American life that still have the lingering glow of his attention. He was a true polymath and entrepreneur, which is no doubt why he is often called the First American.
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