Given his numerous accomplishments as a printer, scientist and statesman, it’s easy to overlook Benjamin Franklin’s record as a prolific inventor of his era. “During Benjamin Franklin’s lifetime, he ...

Did you know that using Foursquare can make you just like the founding fathers? The Wall Street Journal's Zachary Seward, in an article about the delights of social broadcasting tools such as ...

Those who would sacrifice a little liberty for a little security shall get and deserve neither.”  This was the warning of ...

Ben Franklin's invention of the lightning rod and his revelation of the mysterious workings of lightning and thunder made him one of the foremost scientists of his day. As Dray, who won the Robert F.

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 fly a ...