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	Franklin, Benjamin
		Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a tallow-maker.
		Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a flsmith and farmer, and Jane White.
		Franklin, while personally agreeing that many of the miracles in the Bible were unbelievable, argued that the moral teachings in the Bible were the highest teachings known, and to undermine them without providing a better replacement would ruin personal character and destroy society.
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		Franklin was interested in science and technology, carrying out his famous electricity experiments and invented the Franklin stove, medical catheter, lightning rod, swimfins, glass armonica (not the harmonica, which was invented long after Franklin), and bifocals.
		Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790 at the extremely advanced age (for that time) of 84 (while weighing over 300 pounds), and was interred in Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		Benjamin Franklin is one of the main inventors of Gregory Keyes' The Age of Unreason tetralogy.
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		Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 17 January 1706 and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		Franklin’s most important contributions to science are contained in a series of letters he sent from Philadelphia to Peter Collinson, FRS in London during the period from 1747 to 1750.
		Franklin was not the first to suggest the conservation of the electric fluid (the ancestor of our modern principle of the conservation of charge); his true originality lay elsewhere.
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	Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England on December 23, 1657 the son of Thomas Franklin, a flsmith and farmer, and Jane White.
		Franklin's experiment was not written up until Joseph Priestley's 1767 History and Present Status of Electricity; the evidence shows that Franklin was insulated (not in a conducting path, as he would have been in danger of electrocution in the event of a lightning strike).
		Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790 and was interred in the Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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	Benjamin Franklin
		Franklin, in his writings, displays that he was cognizant of the dangers and alternative ways to demonstrate that lightning was electrical, as shown by his invention of the lightning rod, an application of the use of electrical ground.
		It is little known that despite the fact that Benjamin Franklin was a prominent figure in the forming of the United States, that he was strongly opposed to the American Revolution and acted more as a diplomat than a patriot in the turmoil which eventually led to the Revolution.
		Benjamin Franklin is one of the main characters of Gregory Keyes' Age of Unreason trilogy.
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	MSN Encarta - Benjamin Franklin
		Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790), American printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, and scientist, whose many contributions to the cause of the American Revolution (1775-1783), and the newly formed federal government that followed, rank him among the country’s greatest statesmen.
		Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston.
		Franklin returned to Philadelphia in 1762, where he remained until 1764, when he was once again dispatched to England as the agent of Pennsylvania.
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	The Franklin Institute Awards Home
		The 2007 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Science is presented to Steven Squyres for the discovery and elucidation of water on Mars through the "robotic geologists" of the Mars Exploration Rovers.
		The 2007 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry is presented to Klaus Biemann for his pioneering achievements in developing the chemical analysis tool of mass spectrometry and using it to determine the structure of complex molecules of biological and medical interest.
		The 2007 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science is presented to Nancy Wexler for her vital role in the discovery of the gene responsible for Huntington's Disease.
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		Franklin may not have been as original as some admirers have thought, and his collaborators may not have received their full share of credit, but he invented many terms still used in discussing electricity and described the experiments with lucidity.
		Benjamin Franklin was also a very accomplished physical oceanographer, particularly, he studied Gulf Stream and made the first map of it.
		Franklin opposed the Stamp Act, asserting that taxation ought to be the prerogative of the representative legislatures, but when it had been passed he made the mistake of underestimating American emotions; he ordered stamps for Franklin and Hall and nominated a friend for the post of stamp officer in Philadelphia.
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	World Almanac for Kids
		FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706–90), American printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, and scientist, whose many contributions to the cause of the American Revolution, and the newly formed federal government that followed, rank him among the country’s greatest statesmen.
		Franklin was born on Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston.
		Franklin was deeply interested in philanthropic projects, and one of his last public acts was to sign a petition to the U.S. Congress, on Feb. 12, 1790, as president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, urging the abolition of slavery and the suppression of the slave trade.
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	Benjamin Franklin House - The Franklin Trail
		Franklin was so touched by this estate that he wrote a letter to his sister Jane Mecom on 1 March 1766, 'I have indeed had some thoughts of re-purchasing the little on in Northamptonshire that was our grandfather's, and had been many generations in the family...'
		Benjamin Franklin was amongst those who met with the society, often journeying to Birmingham to join in with their meetings.
		Franklin was fascinated by Scottish airs, and remarked that when a musician named James Oswald played tunes on his cello, the crowds fell in love with it so much that he witnessed "tears of pleasure in the eyes of his auditors".
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	Benjamin Franklin - AskTheBrain.com
		Some of the important historical events of this period include Benjamin Franklin's discoveries of electricity, the emergence of factories using water and steam powered machinery, Napoleon's ultimate defeat at Waterloo, the first steamship crossing of the Atlantic, the discovery of medical vaccination, and the invention of the cotton gin.
		Although the steam engine had been developed by Benjamin Franklin's collaborators, who intended that it be used to improve the productivity of labor, the British applied it to their slave labor system, filling the factories with workers, including children, who worked 15 to 17 hours a day.
		Governor Franklin's loyalty to King George III during the time of worsening relations between the colonies and Great Britain caused a tragic rift between the governor and his famous patriot father, Benjamin Franklin.
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	William R. Hewlett honored by Royal Society of the Arts; Benjamin Franklin Medal presented by the Honorable George P. ...
		The Benjamin Franklin Medal was instituted in 1956 to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Franklin, and the 200th anniversary of his election to membership of the RSA.
		The Medal is awarded annually, alternately to citizens of the United Kingdom and of the United States who have forwarded the cause of Anglo-American understanding and cooperation, particularly in the fields of arts, manufactures and commerce.
		The Medal will be presented by the Honorable George P. Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State and Distinguished Fellow of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace based at Stanford University, and by RSA Chairman of Council Ms.
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	Benjamin Franklin Medal Awarded to Akira Tonomura, Senior Chief Research Scientist at Hitachi, Ltd.
		The Franklin Institute, located in Philadelphia, has announced that it is awarding the 1999 Benjamin Franklin Medal of The Franklin Institute in Physics to Dr. Akira Tonomura, Senior Chief Research Scientist of the Advanced Research Laboratory of Hitachi, Ltd.
		The Franklin Institute presents the Bower Award in two categories, science and management, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal is awarded in the five categories of physics, chemistry, life science, engineering and computer and cognitive science.
		The Franklin Institute is a non-profit foundation established in Philadelphia in 1824 to commemorate Benjamin Franklin.
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	News - Daniel Tsui receives Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics
		The Benjamin Franklin Medal, supported by The Franklin Institute Medals Endowment Fund, honors pioneering work that not only explains a particular phenomenon, but also opens a new realm of scientific inquiry.
		The Franklin Institute was founded in 1824 to promote scientific inquiry and recognize scientific achievement, and the following year it initiated an awards program that continues today in the same spirit.
		Through the careful consideration of this committee of scientists and engineers, The Franklin Institute has been among the first to recognize the outstanding contributions of such individuals as Marie Curie, the Wright brothers, and Albert Einstein.
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	The Benjamin Franklin Commemorative medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Senate of the United States of America authorised the issuance of commemorative medals to certain societies of which Benjamin Franklin was a member, founder or sponsor, in observance of the 250th anniversary of his birth.
		We know that the world might not be celebrating Benjamin Franklin's 250th anniversary this year at all, if it had not been for societies like yours which did so much to give him his understanding of the broad field of knowledge.
		The medal was undertaken with congressional by the Philosophical Society of the United States of America.
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	AIST:Benjamin Franklin Medal awarded to Dr. Sumio Iijima, Director of the Research Center for Advanced Carbon ...
		The Benjamin Franklin Medals have been presented every year since 1824 by the Institute at the bequest of Benjamin Franklin, to recognize achievements in science and technology in the following disciplines: life science, engineering, earth science, chemistry, physics, and computer and cognitive science.
		The Benjamin Franklin Institute was established in 1824 to commemorate Benjamin Franklin, famous for his experiment on electrical discharge by flying a kite in a thunderstorm.
		This is one of the most prestigious awards in physics in the world, as many recipients of the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics have also been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, including Horst Stormer, Daniel C. Tsui, William Phillips, Carl Wieman, Serge Haroche, and Herbert Walther.
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		Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the most remarkable men of his time.
		Benjamin Franklin became interested in what people wore and if they were Benjamin Franklin did not have the technology that we have today.
		Benjamin FranklinFranklin was born in 1706 at Boston.
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	Inventor Benjamin Franklin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Franklin was deeply interested in philanthropic projects, and one of his last public acts was to sign a petition to the U.S. Congress, on February 12, 1790, as president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, urging the abolition of slavery and the suppression of the slave trade.
		Franklin's classic Autobiography is his last word on his greatest literary creation -- his own invented persona, the original incarnation of the American success story.
		Franklin coined many of the electrical terms we use today, such as battery, conductor, condenser, positive and negative charge, electric shock and electrician.
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	Public Relations Press Release
		The medals will be presented April 27 at a formal awards ceremony hosted by CBS news anchor Charles Osgood in Philadelphia.
		Medals will be bestowed in five categories: physics, earth sciences, engineering, chemistry, and computer and cognitive science.
		The Franklin Institute is one of the nation's premier centers of science education and development.
	www.colorado.edu /PublicRelations/NewsReleases/2000/450.html (496 words)

	AIST:AIST Today 2002-No.5
		The Benjamin Franklin Medal was established in 1824 funded by Franklin's inheritance.
		The Benjamin Franklin Institute is a non-profit organization founded in Philadelphia, USA, in commemoration of Benjamin Franklin, famous for his 1824 experiment on electrical discharge in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm.
		Amongst the winners of Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics are found Nobel Laureates for Physics such as Horst Stormer, Daniel C. Tsui, William Philips, Carl Wieman, Serge Haroche (Michelson award) and Herbert Walther (Michelson award), that indicates the award's venerable authority at a global level.
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	Wieman and Cornell Receive Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics
		Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder and Eric Cornell of the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been awarded the 2000 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics from the Franklin Institute.
		Medals will be bestowed in five categories: physics, earth sciences, engineering, chemistry, and computer and cognitive science.
		The Franklin Institute is one of the nation's premier centers of science education and development.
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	PR Newswire: 178th Franklin Institute Awards to Honor Three Women Scientists for First Time in History; 2002 Benjamin ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		PR Newswire: 178th Franklin Institute Awards to Honor Three Women Scientists for First Time in History; 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal, Bower Award Laureates to be Feted With One Of the World's Most Prestigious Science Awards April 25 in Philadelphia.@ HighBeam Research
		178th Franklin Institute Awards to Honor Three Women Scientists for First Time in History; 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal, Bower Award Laureates to be Feted With One Of the World's Most Prestigious Science Awards April 25 in Philadelphia.
		On April 25, 2002, that will change, when, for the very first time, three out of eight Benjamin Franklin Medals and Bower Awards will be presented to women scientists at the 178th Franklin Institute Awards, for their revolutionary achievements.
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	Fellows of the RSA in the US - BenjaminFranklinMedal
		The Benjamin Franklin Medal was instituted in 1956 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Franklin^s birth and the 200th anniversary of his membership to the RSA. The Benjamin Franklin Medal is conferred on individuals, groups and organisations who have made profound efforts to forward Anglo-American understanding in areas closely linked to the RSA^s agenda.
		The Medal is awarded annually, alternately to citizens of the United States and the United Kingdom.
		The 2005 Benjamin Franklin Medal was awarded to Dr Amory Lovins, prominent environmentalist and founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, in London on May 9, 2006.
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	Cornell News: Hans Bethe Award
		The medal is the society's highest honor for lifetime achievement in the sciences.
		The medal was presented to Bethe's widow, Rose, at their home in Ithaca, March 9, by APS president Frank H.T. Rhodes, president emeritus of Cornell.
		The medal was established in 1906 by the United States Congress to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, who founded the society in 1743.
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	Talisman Coins France 1784 Benjamin Franklin and Genius Bronze Medal
		To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, Monnaie de Paris re-released a bronze medal originally struck in 1784 to honor him.
		This high relief medal is an official restrike of the original Benjamin Franklin medal, minted at the Paris Mint.
		In 1776, Benjamin Franklin was dispatched to France as an envoy of the Continental Congress.
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	Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Drummer Benjamin Franklin Hilliker
		During the afternoon, descendants of Benjamin Franklin Hilliker, who received the medal during the Civil War, were spotlighted and thanked.
		Hilliker reportedly earned his medal when the then-18-year-old drummer put down his drum, grabbed a rifle and fought Confederates during the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863.
		Some medals awarded during the war were rescinded in 1897 when it was felt they had been awarded without merit, others were being presented and Hilliker received his.
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	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
		William was raised in the Franklin household but eventually broke with his father over the treatment of the colonies at the hands of the crown.
		During his stays at Craven Street in London between 1757 and 1775, Franklin developed a close friendship with his landlady Margaret Stevenson and her circle of friends and relations, in particular her daughter Mary, who was more often known as Polly.
		Franklin sought to cultivate his character by a plan of thirteen virtues, which he developed at age 20 (in 1726) and continued to practice in some form for the rest of his life.
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