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 * Benjamin Franklin**

Benjamin Franklin was a great and very smart man. But he has failed many times and succeeded. He has made some incredible inventions that are still around today. Such as the bifocal glasses, the Lightning rod, The Franklin stove, the glass harmonica, and the odometer.But this Project is about the very useful bifocal glasses, the protective lightning rod, and the Franklin stove.

The first bifocal glasses were created by Benjamin Franklin in 1784. They were created because he suffered a sight condition called presbyopia. Eventually he got tired of switching between two glasses for seeing far and short distances. Then he had an idea that became the bifocal glasses. He said to a local glass worker to cut the lenses from both glasses and stick them together in one frame And people with presbyopia and other sight disorders use them today.

The next invention is the Lightning Rod. When Benjamin Franklin learned about the destructive powers of lightning he decided to protect himself. So he invented the lightning rod. It is a metal rod that you put on your roof that is connected to wire that goes to the ground and ther is another rod in the ground that releases the electricity His invention was a success! His house didn't burn down from lightning.It is still used today on sky scrapers.

The Franklin stove is a very interesting fireplace. The warm air would go a small tunnel and the tunnel releases the air at the top. It is similar to a furnace. He thought of this invention because the regular fireplace would only keep one side of you warm and the other side freezing. The Franklin stove was successful and is still used in some households.

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most well known inventor then and now. He has created an incredible amount of services and even more inventions. He even signed the declaration of independence. He was my favorite inventor.

http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/inventions.htm American history http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Benjamin_Franklin.aspx

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Drew Moss

My explorer is Louis Joilet. Louis was born in 1645 in Quebec. He was a Christian man. Louis was looking for a northwest passage to get to the far east. He got to lake Michigan and sailed along the coast. until he eventually got to the Mississippi. Louis was the first European to explore the upper parts of the Mississippi. He made all the way down to the mouth of the Arkansas river and concluded with some native americans that the Mississippi flowed into the Gulf of Mexico. So he did not find the northwest passage but he did make a map and log. Later Louis went to explore Hudson Bay and Labrador coast. Then in the spring he went in a canoe to Quebec but when he was almost home his canoe capsized and his log and map where destroyed. The reason for Louis's 2travels is because he was commissioned by the governor of New France.He was also the first european to explore where Chicago is today. Not Many people lived there. Some of his accomplishments were gaining the governor of New France, Exploring what is now Chicago and explored the Mississippi all the way to the Arkansas river. He eventually died in 1700.

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Jolliet https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCPDRm7K_tcgCFQWqgAodA1sLMQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biography.com%2Fpeople%2Flouis-joliet-20973103&psig=AFQjCNHzuBpR82e2ZgB9hF1tUxrMHHFbkg&ust=1444483477021864 http://www.biography.com/people/louis-joliet-20973103