How Ben Franklin put a charge into American independence— Harvard Gazette

How Ben Franklin put a charge into American independence— Harvard Gazette

Arts & Culture How Ben Franklin put a charge into American independence Joyce Chaplin.Photos by Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer March 10, 2026 5 min read Reputation in science was key to his political power, historian says. On the other hand, ‘Frankenstein.’ Benjamin Franklin is known as a leading figure in the American Revolution, a diplomat, a printer and pu…