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	Franklin Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Franklin Institute is the memorial to Benjamin Franklin, that serves to perpetuate his legacy; the museum contains many of Franklin's personal effects.
		The mission of The Franklin Institute Science Museum is to stimulate interest in science, to promote public understanding of science, and to strengthen science education.
		Benjamin Franklin National Memorial is a 20 foot high statue, sculpted by James Earle Fraser, that sits within the rotunda of the institute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franklin_Institute (323 words)

	Benjamin Franklin
		Franklin was particularly concerned with both the situation of America -- notably impact of the the British Mercantilist policies, abundant land and scarce labor on American economic development.
		Franklin was much inspired by William Petty, particularly on population, believing that labor, rather than gold, was the appropriate measure of value (for this, Franklin was given an enthusiastic applause by Marx).
		Franklin departed from the Mercantilists in the "war" concept of commerce.
	cepa.newschool.edu /het/profiles/franklin.htm (323 words)

	Benjamin Franklin \| American Statesman and Inventor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Franklin was one of the leading founding fathers of the United States of America.
		Franklin himself served the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the new United States of America, in one way or the other, for most of his life.
		Benjamin Franklin served in London as a agent for the Pennsylvania Assembly, and later as agent for the colonies of Georgia, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
	www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/library/96jan/franklin.html (666 words)

	Unit 2: Those Inventive Americans!
		Franklin invented an iron furnace stove that used less wood, radiated more warmth through the heated iron, and was safer because the fire was better contained.
		Franklin constructed a kite with a sharp metal wire at the top (to attract the lightning) and a metal key tied to the bottom.
		Fortunately, Franklin was not injured by the electrical shock he received during this dangerous experiment, and the experiment was a success.
	www.npg.si.edu /edu/brush/guide/unit2/franklin.html (752 words)

	The Franklin Institute: Where's the Rest of the Iceberg? It's Stored in the Basement
		It is a fragment of a lightning rod made in 1749 by Ben Franklin himself, and it is one of the finest pieces in the museum's collection.
		It is far superior to the Franklin lightning rod on display on the second floor in the "Franklin -- He's Electric!" exhibition, a straight, barely rusty instrument that evokes nothing of the wrath of God.
		Most of the contents of the Franklin Institute's attic, however, are a reflection of the museum's bifurcated mission -- to be a repository of the history of technology while devoting most of its public space to leading-edge, preferably interactive, displays, like walk-through brains and virtual-reality games.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/arts/041900mus-franklin.html (1293 words)

	Benjamin Franklin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Among the public enterprises Franklin launched or helped to create were the first firefighting company in America, the first fire insurance company, street lighting and paving, the reorganization of the town watch, a local militia, and Philadelphia's first hospital.
		Franklin spent the least 5 years of his life in his "good house" near Market Street in what is now Franklin Court.
		The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial is located at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
	www.nps.gov /inde/ben-frank.html (247 words)

	Meet the real heart of The Franklin Institute.
		In 1993, when the city experienced one of the worst blizzards in recent history, the Franklin Institute was practically the only place open on the Parkway after Jenkins made his way in early that morning to assure the building was up and running.
		And every time she is in Philadelphia, she says, "I have to stop by The Franklin Institute to see him and he has to show me to everybody, he's so funny." Jenkins admits he's overwhelmingly proud of Kathleen, "the baby" as he calls her, who grew up to be so successful.
		Perhaps future visitors to The Franklin Institute, while exploring the heart or taking in a show at the planetarium, might see Jenkins running by, a one-man argument for the theory of perpetual motion, on his way from solving one crisis to heading off another.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/2004-02-19/cover.shtml (3303 words)

	Aspen Institute President Walter Isaacson to Link Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin to Institute's Mission in July 12 ...
		Likewise, when Benjamin Franklin founded the University of Pennsylvania, his ideal was to help each and every aspiring tradesman and shopkeeper who had the desire to better himself and to become a more virtuous citizen.
		Franklin could well have been describing the ethos of the Aspen Institute: When a broad table is to be made, and the edges of planks do not fit, the artist takes a little from both, and makes a good joint.
		The Institute is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
	www.aspeninstitute.org /index.asp?bid=3974 (570 words)

	Franklin Institute and the Making of Industrial America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts played a central role in America’s development of applied science and technology during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
		It shows the institute in its varied roles as a research organization, an educational institution, and as an organizer of exhibitions.
		Included are lantern slides of lectures held at the institute, reports on research, minutes of meetings, membership books, correspondence, exhibition catalogs, advertisements, and records of awards presented by the institute.
	www.lxusnexus.com /academic/2upa/Sste/FranklinInstitute.asp (328 words)

	Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The mission of the Roosevelt Institute is to inform new generations of the ideals and achievements of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and to inspire the application of their spirit of optimism and innovation to the solution of current problems.
		The Institute commemorates the significant events of the Roosevelt years and works with educators to improve the teaching of that pivotal period in American history.
		The Roosevelt Institute believes that the spirit of pragmatic idealism that these two great leaders brought to the problems of their time can continue to inspire the struggle for peace and social justice everywhere in the world.
	newdeal.feri.org /feri (231 words)

	Ben Franklin on Liberty - Mises Institute
		Franklin's role in our founding has, however, been eclipsed in modern memory by his many other accomplishments.
		He was a prolific inventor whose inventions ran the gamut from his trademark bifocals to the Franklin Stove to artificial fertilizer.
		At the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Franklin reflected the risk and unity of purpose that led to America's founding when he said, "Gentlemen, we must now hang together, or we shall most assuredly hang separately." But he also knew how uncertain was the maintenance of the vision of liberty which animated our founders.
	www.mises.org /fullstory.asp?control=1144 (747 words)

	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
		Ben Franklin was many things, but perhaps more than anything else he was a politician, and there is no more reason to expect an unbiased autobiography from Franklin than from any other politician.
		It is Franklin's voice that makes the book worth reading, and his descriptions of the world he knew are not to be missed.
		His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son.
	eserver.org /books/franklin (1855 words)

	Saving for college tution cost calculator Franklin Institute saving plan fund money free tution
		Tuition costs at Franklin Institute, as with the price of college elsewhere, are likely to increase every year.
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	Pg.2 More History - Maillardet's Automaton--Franklin Institute Science Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Perhaps Henri Maillardet, the builder of the Franklin Institute Automaton, was an apprentice of Pierre Jaquet-Droz.
		It is virtually certain that The Franklin Institute's "Green Lady", so called because of her original costume, was the work of Henri Maillardet.
		He was programmed to write in Chinese and was given by King George III of England to the Emperor of China during a period in which the English were attempting to establish between trade relations with that nation.
	www.sln.org /pieces/knox/automaton/penniman2.htm (230 words)

	The Franklin Humanities Institute
		The Franklin Humanities Institute was created in 1999 out of a basic respect for the work humanists do and the role humanists play within the academy and society.
		John Hope Franklin’s lifelong engagement with race and race relations and issues of social equity in the United States and globally lay the foundation for the work of the Humanities Institute both by providing a driving intellectual focus and by exhibiting a model for approaching other complex human concerns from interdisciplinary perspectives.
		The Franklin Center hosts offices for nineteen programs, fifteen courses a semester and well over a hundred events a year, most of them free and open to faculty, students, staff, and the wider community.
	www.duke.edu /web/institute/about/history.html (281 words)

	The Franklin Institute 150 Anniversary medal to the RSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This important date in the history of the Institute was marked by the presentation of a new award in the form of a medal and citation to a learned Society.
		Because of its unique relationship with Benjamin Franklin himself and its developing relationship with the the Franklin Institute, the Royal Society of Arts was honoured to be the first recipient of this medal.
		I am proud to be able to congratulate the Franklin Institute on its 150th anniversary and also express the hope that the collaboration between us will be even greater in the future.
	www.rsa.org.uk /franklin/rsa/frinst.html (322 words)

	Duke > Office of the Provost > Strategic Plan
		These will be sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, a humanities research unit that belongs to the consortium of programs designated as the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, which is located in the renovated Hanes Annex.
		Finally, the Franklin Institute’s location in the consortium of programs that constitute the innovative Franklin Center is a tremendous asset to all aspects of the humanities.
		Part of this Institute will be devoted to bringing together faculty for a semester or a year around the development of a new program or the activities of an existing one.
	www.planning.duke.edu /strateg.htm (5765 words)

	Franklin Institute on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ben Franklin is Favorite Technological Humanist of Massachusetts K-12 Students.
		PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry speaks at a fundraiser at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, August 24, 2004.
		PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry greets supporters at a fundraiser at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, August 24, 2004.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/f/franklini1n.asp (595 words)

	The Franklin Humanities Institute
		The Faculty Seminar of the Franklin Humanities Institute itself is an institution of knowledge.
		At this time when the notion of interdisciplinarity is constantly being raised and ever in the process of being realized, we need to think about the very categorizing and ordering of disciplines: the divisions among arts, sciences, and other endeavors, e.g., new arts such as MRI; new sciences enabled by the digital revolution.
		Recognizing and seeking to draw on the many exciting interdisciplinary initiatives currently under way at Duke and often sponsored by the Franklin Institute and broader community within the Franklin Center, we hope to gain the participation of scholars, artists, activists, and other thinkers in the Duke community beyond Arts and Sciences.
	www.duke.edu /web/institute/programs/fs0405.html (890 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Franklin Institute at Epinions.com
		Located in the center city district of Philadelphia, The Franklin Institute could be one of the most unique and interesting science museums of its kind.
		Originally located at Independence Hall, The Franklin Institute was started in 1824 to honor the inventions of Benjamin Franklin.
		Its mission statement is as follows: “In the spirit of inquiry and discovery embodied by Benjamin Franklin, the mission of The Franklin Institute is to inspire an understanding of and passion for science and technology learning.”
	www.epinions.com /content_94382100100 (1358 words)

	4/16/2002, Franklin Institute Laureates Symposium - Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 30
		These events are part of the Franklin Institute's Awards Program which dates back to 1824 and is among the oldest comprehensive science awards program in the world.
		In each case, the honoree is a participant in a symposium in his or her honor.
		Penn participates in the Franklin Institute Laureates Symposium, hosting four symposia on campus which are open to the University community.
	www.upenn.edu /almanac/v48/n30/Franklin.html (883 words)

	PrimeZone Media Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry goes to Harry B. Gray for his pioneering contributions to the understanding of the underlying physics and chemistry that control electron transfer in metalloproteins.
		The Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering goes to Robert E. Newnham for his invention of multiphase piezoelectric transducers and their spatial architecture, which has revolutionized the field of acoustic imaging.
		The long, distinguished history of The Franklin Institute Awards Program dates back to 1824, when the Institute was founded by a group of leading Philadelphians to train artisans and mechanics in the fundamentals of science.
	www.primezone.com /pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=54196 (1688 words)

	franklin institute awards
		THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE AWARDS, a one-hour program about the 2003 Benjamin Franklin Medal and Bower Award Laureates ceremony, will be broadcast on TV12 on Sunday, June 29 at 7:00 pm.
		The 2003 Benjamin Franklin Medal laureates include: Jane Goodall for her pioneering studies with chimpanzees; Bishnu Atal for his important work on voice coding, including the concept of speech analysis-by-synthesis coding; and John McCarthy for his multiple contributions to the foundations of artificial intelligence and computer science, including the development of the LISP language.
		Reflecting the spirit of discovery embodied by Benjamin Franklin, the awards have recognized preeminent accomplishment in science and technology on an international level since the Institute was founded in 1824.
	www.whyy.org /about/pressroom/franklininstituteawards.html (331 words)

	Super Scientists - Benjamin Franklin
		Franklin proved that lightning is a form of electricity with the famous, and very dangerous, kite experiment.
		The lightning rod was among his inventions, along with the Franklin stove and bifocal glasses.
		Franklin also organized an effective postal system, mapped the Gulf Stream and recognized the aurora borealis as an electrical phenomenon.
	www.energyquest.ca.gov /scientists/franklin.html (157 words)

	Maillardet's Automaton-Home Page-Franklin Institute Science Museum
		In November of 1928, a truck pulled up to The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and unloaded the pieces of an interesting, complex, but totally ruined brass machine.
		When they donated the Automaton to the Franklin Institute, the descendants of John Penn Brock knew it had been ruined in a fire and hadn't run for years.
		The Franklin Institute's Automaton has the largest "memory" of any such machine ever constructed—four drawings and three poems (two in French and one in English).
	www.sln.org /pieces/knox/automaton (752 words)

	Boston.com / News / Science / Geneticist wins Franklin Institute award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A geneticist who traced the link between genes and behavior was named the winner of The Franklin Institute science museum's 2003 Bower Award for Achievement in Science and will receive its $250,000 prize.
		PHILADELPHIA -- A geneticist who traced the link between genes and behavior was named the winner of The Franklin Institute science museum's 2003 Bower Award for Achievement in Science and will receive its $250,000 prize.
		The Franklin Medal was established in 1824 to recognize outstanding scientists.
	www.boston.com /news/science/articles/2004/03/19/geneticist_wins_franklin_institute_award (201 words)

	Franklin Institute Science Museum - Philadelphia, PA, 19103 - Citysearch
		The lobby statue of Benjamin Franklin hints at the true purpose of this institute founded in 1824: to serve as a clearinghouse for inventors.
		A series of 18th-century settings depict Franklin's workshop, complete with lightning rods, bifocal glasses, and other creations, while interactive devices at every step bring the mysteries of science to life.
		The Franklin Institute is located at Logan Circle, near the Please Touch Museum and the Academy of Natural Sciences, and not far from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
	philadelphia.citysearch.com /profile/8954544 (434 words)

	The Franklin Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of the great interactive science museums in the world, The Franklin Institute is a massive building of wonder.
		Its newly-renovated Franklin Air Show reopened in October, 2003, to great acclaim.
		The show is educational and boasts the complete collection of historical artifacts willed to The Franklin Institute by Orville Wright - including the 1911 Model B Wright Flyer, the best-preserved Wright-built aircraft in existence.
	flyguides.com /poi?poi=1212 (174 words)

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