Definition: Meaning of, Franklin, Benjamin in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈfraŋklɪn /
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(1706-90) a US politician, writer, and scientist. Franklin was involved in writing the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE and the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES . He is famous for proving that LIGHTNING is a form of electricity by doing a scientific test in which he flew a KITE during a storm, and he invented the LIGHTNING conductor . He also wrote Poor Richard's Almanack (1732-57).