Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was an amazing man. He once said "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing." He lived the words to the fullest by writing as much as possible and doing even more. He became famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and a economist. He was also one of the founding fathers.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1706. At the age of 12 he began an apprenticeship in his brother James' printing shop. At…