Benjamin Franklin

As an Author

• Wrote "Poor Richard's Almanack"
• Publisher of first monthly magazine in America
• Later wrote "The Way to Wealth" 
• Autobiography published after death

As a scientist

• A pioneer in demography
• Studied ocean circulation patterns
• Proved lightning is electricity
• Supported the Wave Theory of Light
• Revolutionized Meteorology + More

AS an inventor

• Created the lightning rod
• The glass harmonica
• The Franklin stove
• Bifocal glasses
• Flippers

As a musician

• Played the violin
• Harp
• Guitar
• Composed early classical music of his own

As a politician

• Was a Founding Father
• Served as governor of Pennsylvania
• Created the American Philosophical Society
• Ambassador to France
• Became a prominent abolitionist