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=Benjamin Franklin=

His life as an inventor
Benjamin Franklin was many things. Like a printer, a delegate of 2nd continental congress, and as we all now him for is an inventor.I will talk about three of his inventions swim fins, bifocal glasses, and the glass armonica.

One of his inventions are Bifocal glasses. Bifocals are eyeglasses with an upper and lower half, the upper for distance, and the lower for reading. Bifocals are commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia, a condition that Franklin suffered. Franklin wrote, in August 1784 to his friend George Whatley, that he was "happy in the invention of double spectacles, which serving for distant objects as well as near ones, make my eyes as useful to me as ever they were."

 He also invented an instrument called the Glass Armonica. The Glass Armonica was a popular entertainment in England in the early 18th century was playing music on upright wine goblets, with tones made by rubbing one's fingers around the lip of glasses filled with different quantities of fluid. In 1761, Franklin created a mechanized version, and called it the Armonica (after the Italian word for //harmony //.) Franklin worked with London glassblower Charles James to build his armonica, and it had its world premiere in early 1762, played by Marianne Davies.

 Do you ever wish you could swim faster? Well Ben Franklin did invent swim fins. Benjamin Franklin was an avid swimmer from a very young age. Throughout his life he consistently promoted its healthful benefits. At the age of 11 he invented a pair of swim fins. However, unlike today's foot flippers, these were attached to one's hands. His advocacy for swimming was recognized by his induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968.

 Benjamin Franklin made many things that you use in your every day life so be on the look out for things Benjamin Franklin invented.

Sources: Wikipedia, //Benjamin Franklin, Scientist and Inventor// //by: Eve Feldman published in 1990 in New York, London, Toronto, and Sydney,// http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/inventions.htm, http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l3_inquiring_little.html

Alex V Jacques cartier thought he had found a north west passage when he sailed down the st. lawrence river, he called it the the river of canada. he sails up the river and lands in what is now montreal and claims that land for france, and runs into natives and instead of killing them (like spain) they traded with the indians Cartier's three voyages would later enable france to claim what is now Canada Cartier believed to have landed in Brazil and NewFoundLand. He is credited with finding and naming Prince Edward Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cartier http://www.biography.com/people/jacques-cartier-92401 Reason for Exploration To find gold and other riches as well as a new route to Asia such as the north west passage.

Biography Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491 in St. Malo, France, and he died on September 1, 1557 in St. Malo, France He was a respected mariner Accomplishments He was the first European to sail inland of the New World