Benjamin Franklin

As Ben experimented, people peppered him with questions about electricity. Distracted, Ben was still holding the ends of two bare wires when the other ends touched the Leyden jars. A massive charge knocked him to the ground. When he clambered to his feet, he had to admit that his guests appeared to have enjoyed watching him get electrocuted.

Benjamin Franklin's life never lacked excitement and intrigue. As a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and American statesman, this spirited Philadelphia resident continually sought to improve himself and the world he lived in.

A key founding father, Franklin was the only an to sign all give of the most important documents upon which the United States was built. He also served the colonies and young nation in England and France, where he was greatly admired and regarded as a genius. Today Benjamin Franklin's wisdom and influence still reverberate through literature, science, politics, and society.

1. Opening Credits | Chapter 1: Thunder and Lightning
2. Chapter 2: Soap and Candles
3. Chapter 3: The Apprentice
4. Chapter 4: Philadelphia
5. Chapter 5: An Up-and-Coming Young Man
6. Chapter 6: "Water American"
7. Chapter 7: Skill and Industry
8. Chapter 8: An Up-and-Coming Businessman
9. Chapter 9: A Civic-Minded Man
10. Chapter 10: Scientist and Inventor
11. Chapter 11: Time to Retire
12. Chapter 12: Kite Flying
13. Chapter 13: An Official Representative
14. Chapter 14: Everyone Was Raising a Toast to Him
15. Chapter 15: Stepping Into the War
16. Chapter 16: Minister to France
17. Chapter 17: A Useful Life | Closing Credits