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   Benjamin Franklin

   He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and a musical instrument. ... When denied the chance to write a letter to the paper for publication, Franklin invented the pseudonym of "Mrs. Silence Dogood," who was ostensibly a middle-aged widow.
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   Glass harmonica

   When Benjamin Franklin invented his mechanical version of the instrument, he called it the armonica, based on the Italian word "armonia", which means "harmony".
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   Odometer

   Whether this instrument was ever built at the time is disputed. ... Benjamin Franklin invented a simple odometer when he was going on trips in carriages.
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   Catheter

   "Katheter" originally referred to an instrument that was inserted such as a plug. ... Benjamin Franklin invented a flexible Catheter for his brother who had a bladder stone.
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   18th century

   1714: The Mercury thermometer by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit ... 1752: The Lightning rod invented by Benjamin Franklin
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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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   Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation)

   Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839–1898), U.S. Representative from Missouri
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   Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)

   The school re-opened as a charter school on January 17, 2006, the 300th birthday of its namesake Benjamin Franklin.
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   History of electromagnetism

   In 1752, Benjamin Franklin is frequently confused as the key luminary behind electricity. ... Following these experiments he invented a lightning rod.
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    William Zeitler

    William Zeitler (b. 1954, St. Louis, Missouri) is one of the world's leading virtuoso performers on the armonica, or glass harmonica, an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin.

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• Glass harmonica,
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• Wood-burning stove,
• Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation),
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• History of electromagnetism,
• William Zeitler