It was also convenient timing, Lake said, as the Franklin Institute was set to open its new building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and needed a centerpiece attraction for its hall of aviation ...

Amanda Norcross, Content & SEO Strategist Inspired by founding father and scientist, Benjamin Franklin, The Franklin Institute is fun for visitors of all ages – not just kids. Interactive ...

This plain suit would have created a stark contrast between Franklin and those in the elaborate dress typical of the opulent French Court, and Franklin crafted his appearance knowing that it was a ...

Michael Douglas revealed why it was important for him to portray founding father Benjamin Franklin farting in Apple TV+'s new series, 'Franklin' during a recent appearance on 'The Jess Cagle Show'.

Benjamin Franklin and his future wife, Deborah Read first saw each other in 1723 on his arrival in Philadelphia, when they were only teenagers. By then, the Read family was well established in the ...

Before he helped launch a revolution, Benjamin Franklin was colonial America’s leading editor and printer of novels, almanacs, soap wrappers, and everything in between Looming large on ...

A painting of Franklin’s return to Philadelphia from Europe in 1785 shows him flanked by his son-in-law (in red), his daughter and Benjamin Bache (in blue), the grandson he’d taken to France ...

For nearly 175 years, the Institute’s awards program presented 25 different awards, most endowed by generous benefactors. In 1998 the program was reorganized under the umbrella of the Benjamin ...

Franklin and Revolution features Ken Burns; Walter Isaacson, author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life;" and Erica Dunbar, Professor of History, Rutgers University. Moderated by Marty Moss ...

Two years ago, Aisha Francis became the first woman to lead Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, but her groundbreaking impact on the more than 100-year-old school didn’t end there.