Classics Illustrated -065- Benjamin Franklin

Description: Classics Illustrated #65 - featuring Benjamin Franklin Many people may know Benjamin Franklin as the historical American inventor famously known for discovering electricity. What many may not know is that his discovery of electrity, which still continues to change the world as we know it today, was but a brief chapter in an entire lifetime of discovery, service and innovation. Franklin set an example for all those around him for what one man could do with determination and hard work. Franklin's numerous ideas and inventions have literally shaped the society we live in today. Franklin not only discovered electricity, but also invented bi-focal glasses, the modern wood stove, swimming slippers, the first public library and much more. Aside from an inventor Franklin served as a polititian and an American diplomat to foreign countries. He was celebrity to people all over the world. Franklin spent most of his life working in the printing and publishing industies, which got off to a rocky st