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http://norwellconsulting.com/innovationblog/2012/11/26/benjamin-franklin-and-innovation/
 * __Benjamin Franklin’s Life as an Inventor__**

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston in what was then known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His father, English-born soap and candle maker Josiah Franklin, and his wife Anne Child were his parents, but his dad had also had another wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor. Some of his inventions were the lightning rod, swim fins, and long arm. And a lot more!

__**Lightning Rod**__

Once Franklin had an understanding of the behavior of electricity, he set about to protect houses from the destructive forces of lightning. A lightning rod, simply, is a rod attached to the top of a building, connected to the ground through a wire. The electric charge from lightning strikes the rod, and the charge is conducted harmlessly into the ground. This protects houses from burning down and people from electrocution. http://www.donnacoulson.com/?p=269



Benjamin Franklin was a passionate swimmer from a young age. Throughout his life he always promoted its healthful benefits. At the mature, old age of 11 he invented a pair of swim fins. However, unlike today's footwear, these were attached to someone’s hands. His support for swimming was recognized by his induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968.
 * __Swim Fins__**

__**Franklin wrote in March 1773**__

“When a youth, I made two oval pallets, each about ten inches long, and six broad, with a hole for the thumb, in order to retain it fast in the palm of my hand. They much resembled a painter's pallets. In swimming I pushed the edges of these forward, and I struck the water with their flat surfaces as I drew them back. I remember I swam faster by means of these pallets, but they fatigued my wrists. I also fitted to the soles of my feet a kind of sandals, but I was not satisfied with them, because I observed that the stroke is partly given by the inside of the feet and the ankles, and not entirely with the soles of the feet.” https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjFnI6q5LjKAhUDRSYKHU-yAZAQjB0IBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ushistory.org%2Ffranklin%2Finfo%2Finventions.htm&psig=AFQjCNFQi5pU7hgMaVIYUPBEC9XKGDKkvw&ust=1453392824391114&rct=j


 * __Long Arm__**

Franklin was a great lover of books. However, reaching books on high shelves were a big challenge. So, in 1786, in his workshop Benjamin Franklin solved the challenge by inventing the "long arm," which is simply a wooden pole with a grasping claw at the end and a cable to bring the fingers together. It was simple, clever, and effective.

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Overall, Benjamin Franklin was an incredible inventor. He invented many things including the lightning rod which is still used today on many buildings and is saving lives. The long arm is still used today for reaching things on higher shelves. Sadly, the swim fins are not used today. Yet, a lot more of his inventions are still used today. We would be very behind in our lives if it wasn't for Benjamin Franklin.

Sources Who was Benjamin Franklin http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/inventions.htm http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-franklin-9301234#early-life https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin

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