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.

(From left to right) Thomas Jay Ryan (playing Benjamin Franklin) and Noah Keyishian (playing William Franklin) in “Franklinland” Credit: Jeremy Daniel. When you think of famous scientists of the early ...

Benjamin Franklin is a great leader for science, production, and Influence-based gameplay in Civilization 7. His bonuses focus on production buildings (which will also grant you extra science) and ...

At Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science, 17% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 29% scored at or above that level for reading. The school’s minority ...

In the concluding chapter of “Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist,” Richard Munson summarizes the many Franklins that have been offered up to the reading public over the years.

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.

When Benjamin Franklin moved to Philadelphia in 1723, ... Scientists have devised a way of writing and storing messages by creating patterns of air bubbles in sheets of ice.

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.

Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist Richard Munson. Norton, $29.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-393-88223-0 ...

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 ...