Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity, but he discovered how to harness its power for common use. Franklin's kite ...

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 kite in a ...

Benjamin Franklin ... known kite experiment during a rainstorm proved the electrical nature of lightning. This laid the ...

Watch out, Andy Daly: Your one-episode role on The Office may soon no longer be the definitive pop culture portrayal of Benjamin Franklin. That’s because Apple has just announced that Michael ...