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Benjamin Franklin: Resources
by Ron Kurtus (updated 19 January 2022)
The following books and Web sites are resources on the life and works of Benjamin Franklin. (If you have other good resources to suggest, let us know about them.)
Websites
The following Websites are resources on the life of Franklin:
The World of Benjamin Franklin - From the Franklin Institute Science Museum
The Electric Franklin - Material on Franklin from USHistory.org
Benjamin Franklin - From Spectrum Magazine
Virtual Glass Armonica - Interactive exercise allows you to play the armonica
Books
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Benjamin Franklin
by Carl Van Doren, Penguin Press (1991) $15.16 - Classic biography by a respected author.
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, MacMillan Publishing (1997) $4.80 - Written as a letter to his son, this autobiography of Franklin is a great book that gives insight on his thought processes and methods.
Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom, Peter Pauper Press (1998) $3.96 - Famous and not-so-famous sayings by Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin's Adventures with Electricity by Beverly Birch, Barrons Juveniles (1996) $4.76 - Facts and pictures about Franklin's early electrical experiments (Ages 9 to 12).
Benjamin Franklin's Science by I. Bernard Choen, Harvard Univ. Press (1990) $44.00 - Examines the theoretical side of Franklin's scientific work.
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Summary
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Benjamin Franklin: Resources
Publishing Years (Birth to Age 39)
Science Years (Ages 40 - 49)
Statesman Years (Ages 50 - 84)