Benjamin Franklin

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Sources

1. WebsiteThe Kite Experiment, 19 October 1752
2. BookThe Enlightenment

Relations

member of:

• Second Continental Congress

  Sources: The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763–1789, The American Revolution: A History

honoured by:

• Mechanical Turk

  Sources: The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

influenced:

• Thomas-François Dalibard

  Sources: The Kite Experiment, 19 October 1752, The Enlightenment

signed:

• Declaration of Independencesince 2 Aug 1776

  Sources: The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763–1789, The American Revolution: A History

• United States Constitutionsince 17 Sep 1787

  Sources: The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763–1789, The American Revolution: A History

Appears in9 items

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  Chess: From Chaturanga to AlphaZero1 item
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    The Turk plays at Schönbrunn1770
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  The American Revolution3 items
  • The French alliance · commissioner6 Feb 1778
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    The Treaty of Paris · negotiator3 Sep 1783
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    The Constitution is signed17 Sep 1787
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  The Enlightenment5 items
  • Dalibard draws lightning from the sky at Marly-la-Ville10 May 1752
  • Franklin’s kiteJun 1752 O.S.
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    The Declaration of Independence4 Jul 1776
  • Franklin in Paris21 Dec 1776
  • Franklin and Voltaire embrace at the Academy of Sciences29 Apr 1778