Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) (also translated as Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. American politician and physicist.

He is also a publisher, printer, reporter, writer, and philanthropist; he is also an outstanding diplomat and inventor. He was one of the important leaders during the American Revolutionary War, participated in the drafting of many important documents, and served as the U.S. ambassador to France, successfully gaining French support for American independence.

Benjamin Franklin conducted many experiments on electricity, invented the lightning rod, and was the first to propose the law of conservation of charge. He also invented bifocal glasses, fins and more. Benjamin Franklin is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was the first postmaster general of the United States. French economist Turgot commented on Franklin: "He obtained thunder and lightning from the sky, and obtained civil rights from the tyrant."

Benjamin Franklin is one of the three founding heroes of the United States and was cited by the authoritative journal of the United States. "The Atlantic Monthly" ranks him sixth among the 100 most influential people in the United States.

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Franklin began his political career in 1751 when he was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly. In 1754, he delivered the important Albany Union Plan to the Albany Congress. Under his plan, he proposed that the colonies be unified under a single government that would help organize and protect the individual colonies. He worked hard over the years to get Great Britain to allow Pennsylvania more autonomy and autonomy.

As the Revolution approached and rules for the colonies became increasingly strict, Franklin tried to convince Britain that these actions would eventually lead to rebellion. Seeing the importance of having an efficient way to carry messages from town to town and from colony to colony, Franklin reorganized the postal system.

Realizing that his beloved Britain would not back down or give the colonists more of a say, Franklin understood the need to fight back. Franklin was elected to the Second Continental Congress, which met from 1775 to 1776. He helped draft and sign the Declaration of Independence. Franklin was sent to Great Britain from Pennsylvania in 1757.

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