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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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   Wood-burning stove

   Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove, a more efficient type of wood-burning stove.
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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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   Wood fuel

   The Franklin stove was developed in the United States by Benjamin Franklin.
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   Franklin stove

   While Franklin is often credited with its invention, some historians believe the circulating stove was actually invented 70 years prior to Franklin's creation of Media stoves. ... Benjamin Franklin
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   Science and technology in the United States

   Franklin also invented such conveniences as bifocal eyeglasses. He did not invent the Franklin stove, however, it was named after him but is a much simpler version of his original "Pennsylvania Fireplace."
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   Stove

   Modern enclosed stoves are often built with a window to let out some light and to enable the user to view progress of the fire. ... An early, and famous, example of a metal stove is the Franklin stove, said to have been invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1742.
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   Catheter

   Benjamin Franklin invented a flexible Catheter for his brother who had a bladder stone.
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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. ... An earthenware model of a stove furnace from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 AD); the Chinese have been using the cupola furnace since antiquity.
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    Kitchen

    The development of the kitchen in the western world has been intricately and intrinsically linked with the development of the cooking range or stove. ... Leonardo da Vinci invented an automated system for a rotating spit for spit-roasting: a propeller in the chimney made the spit turn all by itself.

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• Wood-burning stove,
• Glass harmonica,
• Wood fuel,
• Franklin stove,
• Science and technology in the United States,
• Stove,
• Catheter,
• List of Chinese inventions,
• Kitchen