Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Look before, or you'll find yourself behind.
Franklin, Benjamin. Poor Richard's Almanack. 1735. The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 2, edited by Leonard W. Labaree, Yale University Press, 1960, p. 14.
Modern science with its mathematical structures allows more and more predictions of the world and in some ways is like seeing into the future.
Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A polymath, he was a leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department, and the University of Pennsylvania.
