Benjamin Franklin was born in the 18th century, and he was one of the most intelligent astounding American national history has recorded. He increased his already genius rank brightness all through his life. With only three years of education, he took the initiative to learn various arts and sciences including learning French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Additionally, he learned to play the guitar, harp, and violin (Powell, 1997). Therefore, it is not surprising that he was a writer, diplomat, theorist, scientist, and American printer. The paper explains Benjamin Franklin’s influence on American society (Brands, 2000). Benjamin is an important man in the history of America because he had a …show more content…
Although the American dream has diverse meaning to the society, prosperity is the core value that characterizes the vision (Powell, 1997). However, the economic success advocated in the dream focuses on self-effort and innovation. The live of Benjamin Franklin entails episodes of innovation and creativity that facilitates his success. His selfless character shaped the American dream where every member of the society had an equal chance of living a better life. Notably, Franklin did not patent his discovery of the lightening rod, as he wanted the people to use it to improve their lives (Powell, 1997). Additionally, his involvement in the improvement of Philadelphia demonstrates his dedication to enhance life. In Philadelphia, Franklin was obsessed in helping the society and e launched a police force, volunteer fire company, fire insurance firm, public library, university, and hospital among other.
As a scientist, Franklin improved the science sector. He began to investigate with electricity. He was able to discover that they are two types of charges, which he referred to as negative and positive (Brands, 2000). He invented a stove that supplied more heat and minimized fuel usage. Additionally he invented the lighting rod, bifocals, glass armonica, and electrical generator. He also established artificial manure and invented lead based toxic. Franklin loved swimming this lead to his innovation of swimming fins (Drake, (2011). He also established the American philosophical society, the society promoted