Benjamin Franklin used science to protect his money from counterfeiters. A new study merges physics with archival documents to figure out how the Founding Father’s printing network made distinct ...

Ingenious Richard Munson W.W. Norton & Co., $29.99. Let’s talk about the kite and the lightning storm. In the public’s mind, Benjamin Franklin’s scientific work has largely been reduced to ...

The ‘ingenious’ Founding Father Benjamin Franklin receives his due as scientist-inventor in Richard Munson’s sparkling biography.

But scientists at the University of Notre Dame have found evidence that Benjamin Franklin was incorporating colored fibers into his own printed currency much earlier, among other findings ...

When Benjamin Franklin moved to Philadelphia in 1723, he got to witness the beginning of a risky new experiment: ... the scientists were surprised to find that it appeared to contain graphite.

Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm and advanced humanity's understanding of electricity on this day in history, June 10, 1752. Franklin was also a U.S. statesman and founding father.

Penn scientist Nader Engheta has been awarded the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal, the country’s oldest comprehensive science and technology award. Engheta, H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and ...

Benjamin Franklin, scientist, philosopher, author and the most celebrated American on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the era of revolution, was born on this day in history, Jan. 17, 1706.

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, c. 1816, by Benjamin West. Heavenly cherubs most certainly did not assist with Franklin's kite experiment. Chalk it up to artistic license.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), in addition to being a scientist, inventor, philosopher, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a prolific writer, best known for his annual ...