Benjamin Franklin, Printing Press
Franklin's printing press. The invention and spread of the printing press was one of the most influential events in the second millennium, revolutionizing the way people conceive and describe the world they live in, and ushering in the period of modernity. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an author, printer, politician, postmaster, scientist, and inventor. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity
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