Benjamin Franklin: The World's Most Influential Inventor
Benjamin Franklin:
The World’s Most Influential Inventor
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What 's a sundial in the shade?” 1 Throughout history there have been many amazing inventors who used their talents to innovate beyond their time period. People like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Alexander Graham Bell were examples of such talented innovators with inventions that are in one way or another still used in today’s day to day life. To beat them all, Benjamin Franklin is famous not for one but multiple inventions that are still in use today. Franklin reinvented the postal service, optometry, invented the Franklin Stove, and made important discoveries with electricity, all of which proves why Benjamin Franklin is one of the world’s greatest and most influential inventors. The postal service would be nothing if not for Benjamin Franklin. He was appointed head Postmaster of Philadelphia in 1737 and Postmaster General for the United Colonies in 1775.2 Under Franklin’s guidance the time for mail service between major cities in the Colonies was cut in half. He did this by establishing and improving multiple components to the postal service to reach this admiral achievement. …show more content…
Every time he saw an opportunity for innovation, he perused it and worked on it until he has made it better than when he started. One of his most admirable qualities is that he never let anything small stop him. All of Benjamin Franklin’s inventions were created to help mankind and to make life more efficient. Most of his inventions are still in use today and through modifications and modernizing, have enhanced the lives of American citizens past, present, and future. Truthfully, just saying he was one of the most influential innovators in history is an understatement. I believe he is the most influential innovators in American
The World’s Most Influential Inventor
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What 's a sundial in the shade?” 1 Throughout history there have been many amazing inventors who used their talents to innovate beyond their time period. People like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Alexander Graham Bell were examples of such talented innovators with inventions that are in one way or another still used in today’s day to day life. To beat them all, Benjamin Franklin is famous not for one but multiple inventions that are still in use today. Franklin reinvented the postal service, optometry, invented the Franklin Stove, and made important discoveries with electricity, all of which proves why Benjamin Franklin is one of the world’s greatest and most influential inventors. The postal service would be nothing if not for Benjamin Franklin. He was appointed head Postmaster of Philadelphia in 1737 and Postmaster General for the United Colonies in 1775.2 Under Franklin’s guidance the time for mail service between major cities in the Colonies was cut in half. He did this by establishing and improving multiple components to the postal service to reach this admiral achievement. …show more content…
Every time he saw an opportunity for innovation, he perused it and worked on it until he has made it better than when he started. One of his most admirable qualities is that he never let anything small stop him. All of Benjamin Franklin’s inventions were created to help mankind and to make life more efficient. Most of his inventions are still in use today and through modifications and modernizing, have enhanced the lives of American citizens past, present, and future. Truthfully, just saying he was one of the most influential innovators in history is an understatement. I believe he is the most influential innovators in American