Question: What inventions are credited to the person who has a street named after him that runs East and West through the city of Richmond, Virginia?

 As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. Benjamin Franklin FRS, FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] 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, humorist, 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.  He facilitated many civic organizations, including Philadelphia's fire department and the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution. <SEP>  The street is home to several historic landmarks, including the Richmond home of Robert E. Lee, and the Jefferson Hotel.  The Jefferson Hotel opened in 1895, is one of 27 hotels in the United States to have both Mobil Five Star and AAA Five Diamond ratings, and has hosted numerous presidents, writers, and celebrities.  Franklin Street also runs through the middle of the Monroe Park Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. Named after Benjamin Franklin, Franklin Street runs East and West through the city of Richmond, Virginia. <SEP> U.S. Route 250 (US 250) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia.  In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 166.74 mi from the West Virginia state line near Hightown east to its eastern terminus at US 360 in Richmond.  US 250 is the main east–west highway of Highland County, which is known as Virginia's Little Switzerland; the highway follows the path of the 19th century Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike.  From Staunton east to Richmond, the U.S. Highway serves as the local complement to Interstate 64 (I-64), roughly following the 18th century Three Notch'd Road through Waynesboro and Charlottesville on its way through the Shenandoah Valley, its crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap, and the Piedmont.  In the Richmond metropolitan area, US 250 is known as Broad Street, a major thoroughfare through the city's West End and downtown areas. <SEP> U.S. Route 33 (US 33) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Elkhart, Indiana to Richmond, Virginia.  In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 135.60 mi from the West Virginia state line near Rawley Springs east to its eastern terminus at SR 33 in Richmond.  US 33 is the primary east–west highway of Rockingham County, which lies in the Shenandoah Valley.  The highway connects the independent city of Harrisonburg (which also serves as the seat of Rockingham County), the town of Elkton, and an entrance to Shenandoah National Park.  East of the Blue Ridge Mountains, US 33 connects the Piedmont communities of Stanardsville, Gordonsville, and Louisa.  The U.S. Highway is a major suburban and urban route in the Richmond metropolitan area.  Within Richmond, US 33 runs concurrently with US 250.  SR 33 continues from US 33's eastern terminus as a state-numbered extension of the U.S. Highway that connects Richmond with Virginia's Middle Peninsula.