With his face decorating the $100 bill, it is difficult for Americans to forget the figure that was Benjamin Franklin and his contribution to the founding of the United States. The details of his ...

In an extraordinary life, Benjamin Franklin achieved many things – as an industrialist, inventor and philosopher. But he is perhaps best remembered as being one of the Founding Fathers of the United ...

Like his father, William had his own son out of wedlock, William Temple Franklin. Unlike Benjamin, William did not raise Temple. Unaware of his paternity, Temple grew up with a foster family in ...

Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father and inventor, once said, "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." ...

A bust of Benjamin Franklin, crafted by Flemish artist John Michael Rysbrack and believed to be the earliest sculpture of the ...