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   Science and technology in the United States

   Benjamin Franklin conducted a series of experiments that deepened human understanding of electricity. ... Franklin also invented such conveniences as bifocal eyeglasses.
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   Wood-burning stove

   Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove, a more efficient type of wood-burning stove.
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   History of electromagnetism

   Dr. Ingenhousz, in 1746, invented electric machines made of plate glass. ... Benjamin Franklin
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   Franklin & Marshall College

   It was also ranked #1 in the nation for "Faculty accessibility" by The Princeton Review. ... Benjamin Franklin
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   Diffusion of technology in Canada

   In 1755 a post office was opened in Halifax by Benjamin Franklin, the Post Master of the British colonies, as part of a trans-Atlantic mail service that he established between Falmouth, England and New York. ... They were equipped with all the modern conveniences including electricity, an electric or gas stove, an ice box, which was eventually replaced by an electric refrigerator, running water, a flush toilet and a sewer pipe running underground to the street.
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   Hawkeye Pierce

   Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is a fictional character and lead protagonist in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and television series.
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   Franklin Place

   Massachusetts Magazine called the style “the most improved of modern elegance” and was especially impressed by the spacious rooms and the attention given to household conveniences: “Each house will have annexed to it a pump, rain water cistern, wood house, and a stable, and a back avenue will communicate to all the stables.” ... Soon after 1858, the urn, which served as a memorial to the late Benjamin Franklin, was moved together with the pedestal to Bulfinch’s grave in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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   1776 (musical)

   The play's authors invented the scene "to show something of the young Jefferson's life without destroying the unity of setting." ... Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003).
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   List of Chinese inventions

   Western writers from Marco Polo (1254–1324), to Niccolò Da Conti (1395–1469), to Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) commented on bulkhead partitions, which they viewed as an original aspect of Chinese shipbuilding, as Western shipbuilding did not incorporate this hull arrangement until the early 19th century. ... A steering oar was used at this time because the rudder had not yet been invented.
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    Franklin Gothic

    There is an assumption that this typeface was named after Benjamin Franklin. ... Availability

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Science and technology in the United States,
• Wood-burning stove,
• History of electromagnetism,
• Franklin & Marshall College,
• Diffusion of technology in Canada,
• Hawkeye Pierce,
• Franklin Place,
• 1776 (musical),
• List of Chinese inventions,
• Franklin Gothic