Franklin\'s Writings span a long and distinguished career of literary, scientific, and political inquiry--the work of a man whose life lasted for nearly all of the 18th century, and whose achievements ranged from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard\'s Almanac to signing the Declaration of Independence.
Here was a cosmopolitan statesman, public servant, inventor, and editor.
In his own lifetime, Franklin knew prominence not only in America but also in Britain and France.
Franklin\'s Writings span a long and distinguished career of literary, scientific, and political inquiry--the work of a man whose life lasted for nearly all of the 18th century, and whose achievements ranged from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard\'s Almanac to signing the Declaration of Independence