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Benjamin Franklin

Founding Father & Polymath

1706–1790

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In Their Own Words

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
— Benjamin Franklin

Areas of Expertise

discipline self-improvement productivity learning innovation

Key Achievements

Invented bifocals, the lightning rod, and the flexible urinary catheter
Helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution
Pioneered the concept of civic organizations, libraries, fire departments
Tracked 13 virtues systematically for decades
Self-made man who became America's first diplomat and one of its wisest founders

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