Benjamin Franklin is a man of legend.

Biography of Benjamin Franklin is a storya man who has achieved high results in his life, having made a difficult journey from an uneducated laborer to an eminent scientist. He is remembered and respected all over the world. And in the USA Benjamin Franklin is depicted on a bill of one hundred dollars.

He grew up in a simple American soap family. In 10 years Benjamin begins to work with his father in the workshop, and after a while gets to the printing house. It is there that his legendary career growth begins. Already from childhood Benjamin Franklin shows a great interest in science, he independently studies languages, biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics.

At age 17, he decides to move to Philadelphia, wherecontinues his work in the printing house. And after a while Benjamin organizes his own printing business, where he works as an author and publisher of such periodicals as "Pennsylvania Newspaper" and "Almanac of Poor Richard". At the same time, he continues to be actively interested in politics and science. Franklin creates a theory of electrical phenomena, he founded the first public library and academy in the USA in Philadelphia, he devises a lightning rod, explores the current of the Gulf Stream, invents lamps for lanterns, an economical furnace,

Benjamin Franklin is a defender of natural rightspeople who are given to each of us at birth are health, freedom, life, etc. He defines a person as "an animal that produces tools." Franklin is a tireless fighter for democracy, universal suffrage, freedom and an ardent opponent of slavery. In 1754 he was the initiator of the congress in Albany for the representatives of the colonies. At the meeting, he proposes a plan to unite the exploited countries. B. Franklin also appears as a messenger of the colonies. He was engaged in providing protection to Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey. The result of his peacekeeping activity between England and its colonies is the conclusion of the most important documents in world history. First of all, it is the Declaration of Independence of the United States and the Constitution, as well as the Treaty of Versailles, thanks to which the long-term war for the independence of the British colonies ceased.

The life of Benjamin Franklin is entirely related topolicy. At first he was appointed secretary of the assembly in Philadelphia, then chief postmaster. For the writing of scientific works he was awarded the Gold Medal of Kopley and was recognized as a member of the Academic Royal Society of England. The work of Franklin, published in England by his friend P. Collinson, was very popular in Europe. He was also recognized as an honorary member of some foreign academies, including the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

During the last years of his life Franklin wrote a series ofarticles of general humanitarian orientation and "Autobiography", narrating about one's own destiny and diluted with wise sayings. This voluminous work was begun in 1771, and finished in 1791. Benjamin Franklin's autobiography appeared in Russian in 1799. In this work, the scientist describes the periods of his formation and formation as a person. He talks about the important role of circumstances in a person's life. If they are conducive to the realization of the intended goals, then they will succeed in a short period of time, and if they interfere, then they form the will and temper the character. Analyzing the events of the life of the scientist, one can see that any branch of knowledge and every kind of activity is subject to a person with an acute mind and ebullient energy.

April 17, 1790 Franklin's life was interrupted at the 85th year of life. Conduct it in the last way came more than twenty thousand people.

The contribution that Benjamin Franklin made to the development of the United States and the world is invaluable. By decision of the Council of the World, his name is included in the list of outstanding figures of mankind.