BenjaminFranklin本杰明富兰克林概要1.ppt

* * * * * And for his lightning-rod, he was called “the new Prometheus who had stolen fire from heaven.” * * Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 1. Life Experience2. Great Contributions3. Literary Works4. Evaluation 第1章 content He was born in Boston, the youngest son of a poor craftsman on January 17,1706. He had little formal education, but he taught himself by reading widely. At 17, he ran away to Philadelphia to make his own fortune and became a successful printer and publisher. At 24, as the owner and the editor of Pennsylvania Gazette , he made the periodical (周刊，杂志)popular. In 1751, he helped to establish an academy that eventually the university of Pennsylvania. In 1748, he began to devoted the rest of life to science, literature, diplomacy. On March 17,1790, he died Life Experience Writer Statesman Businessman Scientist Model of the American dream Printer Philosopher Inventor? Diplomat Franklin’s Contributions to Society Humanitarian American first circulating library University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia hospital Pennsylvania militia  Serving god best is to contribute your talent to the people and community Franklin’s Contributions to Science A scientist with lots of inventions and a famous experiment (kite, electricity, thunderstorm); first applied the terms “positive” and “negative” to electrical charges. effective street lighting, the Franklin stove, bifocal glasses and efficient heating devices. Franklin’s Contributions to the U.S. a statesman, diplomat ,negotiator He conducted the difficult negotiations with France that brought financial and military support for America in the war He was the only American to sign the four documents that created the United States: The Declaration of Independence, The Treaty of Alliance with France, The Treaty of Peace with England, The Constitution Poor Richard’s Almanac《穷查理的年历》/《格言历书》 Modeled on farmers’ annual calendar; Kept publishin