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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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   Benjamin Franklin

   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. ... The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Single page version. ushistory.org
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   Odometer

   Later, Ben Franklin invented his own version. Benjamin Franklin invented a simple odometer when he was going on trips in carriages.
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   History of electromagnetism

   Dr. Ingenhousz, in 1746, invented electric machines made of plate glass. ... Benjamin Franklin
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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. ... The television version of Hawkeye proved to be a somewhat different character.
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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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   Poor Richard's Almanack

   …we shall find out that Franklin was born in Boston, and invented being struck with lightning and printing and the Franklin medal, and that he had to move to Philadelphia because great men were so plenty in Boston that he had no chance, and that he revenged himself on his native town by saddling it with the Franklin stove, and that he discovered the almanac, and that a penny saved is a penny lost, or something of the kind. ... Works by Benjamin Franklin
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   Franklin Gothic

   There is an assumption that this typeface was named after Benjamin Franklin. ... Cyrillic version was developed at ParaType (ParaGraph) in 1993 by Isay Slutsker and Tatiana Lyskova.
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    United States Declaration of Independence

    Benjamin Franklin 27. ... Known as the Composition Draft, this fragment is the earliest known version of the Declaration.

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