Benjamin Franklin
Channel: Ananas Science
Date: 2017-02-24

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Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a renowned polymath and a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He facilitated many civic organizations, including Philadelphia's fire department and the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
0.  Introduction (00:00:00)
1.   Ancestry  (00:04:03)
2.   Early life in Boston  (00:07:18)
3.   Philadelphia  (00:09:20)
............3.1.   Junto and library  (00:10:16)
............3.2.   Newspaperman  (00:11:56)
............3.3.   Freemason  (00:18:11)
............3.4.   Common-law marriage to Deborah Read  (00:18:41)
............3.5.  William Franklin (00:20:48)
............3.6.  Success as an author (00:22:54)
4.  Inventions and scientific inquiries (00:24:39)
............4.1.  Electricity (00:25:13)
............4.2.  Population studies (00:29:19)
............4.3.  Atlantic Ocean currents (00:31:07)
............4.4.  Wave theory of light (00:33:04)
............4.5.  Meteorology (00:33:31)
............4.6.  Traction kiting (00:34:28)
............4.7.  Concept of cooling (00:35:00)
............4.8.  Temperature's effect on electrical conductivity (00:35:49)
............4.9.  Oceanography findings (00:36:35)
............4.10.  Decision-making (00:37:00)
............4.11.  Oil on water (00:38:08)
5.  Musical endeavors (00:38:37)
6.  Chess (00:39:03)
7.  Public life (00:40:43)
............7.1.  Early steps in Pennsylvania (00:40:45)
............7.2.  Decades in London (00:46:58)
............7.3.  Travels around Britain and Ireland (00:52:14)
............7.4.  Visits to Europe (00:53:53)
............7.5.  Defending the American cause (00:54:38)
............7.6.  Hutchinson letters (00:55:30)
............7.7.  Coming of revolution (00:56:15)
............7.8.  Declaration of Independence (00:57:21)
............7.9.  Postmaster (00:58:20)
............7.10.  Ambassador to France: 1776–1785 (01:00:58)
............7.11.  Constitutional Convention (01:04:20)
............7.12.  President of Pennsylvania (01:06:23)
8.  Virtue, religion, and personal beliefs (01:07:11)
............8.1.  Bawdy Ben (01:17:46)
............8.2.  Exhibitions (01:18:18)
............8.3.  Places and things named after Benjamin Franklin (01:19:00)
9.  Ancestry (01:21:37)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Date: 02/23/2017

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