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   Benjamin Franklin

   To Walter Isaacson, this makes Franklin, "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become." ... Because of these fears, and because of political attacks on his character, Franklin lost his seat in the October 1764 Assembly elections.
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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". ... In Franklin's version, 37 bowls were mounted horizontally nested on an iron spindle.
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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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   Odometer

   Benjamin Franklin invented a simple odometer when he was going on trips in carriages.
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   Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation)

   Benjamin Franklin was a American statesman, writer, scientist, and inventor. ... The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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   Catheter

   A Swan-Ganz catheter is a special type of catheter placed into the pulmonary artery for measuring pressures in the heart. ... Benjamin Franklin invented a flexible Catheter for his brother who had a bladder stone.
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   Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)

   A marble statue of Benjamin Franklin stands in the atrium. ... Joseph Horton, MD: neurointerventional surgeon; inventor; founder, Micrus Endovascular Corporation (MEND)
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   History of electromagnetism

   The Leyden jar, a type of capacitor for electrical energy in large quantities, was invented at Leiden University by Pieter van Musschenbroek in 1745. ... Benjamin Franklin
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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. ... Match, non-friction: The earliest type of match for lighting fire was made in China by 577 AD, invented by Northern Qi (550–577) court ladies as they desperately looked for materials to light fires for cooking and heating as enemy troops of Northern Zhou (557–581) and the Chen Dynasty (557–589) besieged their city from outside.
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    Benjamin Franklin Bridge

    Streetcar stations were also built in the bridge's anchorages. ... Bear Mountain Bridge Benjamin Franklin Bridge

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• History of electromagnetism,
• List of Chinese inventions,
• Benjamin Franklin Bridge