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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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   Lightning rod

   In Europe, the lightning rod was invented by Václav Prokop Diviš between 1750-1754. ... In the United States, the pointed lightning rod conductor, also called a "lightning attractor" or "Franklin rod," was invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1749 as part of his groundbreaking explorations of electricity.
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   18th century

   1752: The Lightning rod invented by Benjamin Franklin
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   Lightning protection system

   This is the same idea that prompted Benjamin Franklin to invent the lightning rod.
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   Odometer

   Benjamin Franklin invented a simple odometer when he was going on trips in carriages. ... The vehicle should have a single pole and two wheels.
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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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   Vienna General Hospital

   Independently of Benjamin Franklin, who invented the lightning rod in 1753, the minister of Primetice, Prokop Diviš, in 1754, built the first world-wide grounded lead in his garden.
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   Franklin Institute

   Franklin...He's Electric is a hands-on exhibit that showcases Franklin's scientific genius as well as object of historical significance, like Franklin's lightning rod. ... Benjamin Franklin
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    Puritan

    Benjamin Franklin, a student of Cotton Mather as a young man, invented the lightning rod which was a revelation to many Puritans who were accustomed to submitting to the perceived will of God, so much so that it was the custom for New England fire brigades to let a lightning-struck house burn and focus on protecting the houses around it.

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• Odometer,
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• Franklin Institute,
• Puritan