Franklin’s first published essays were printed under a pseudonym—Silence Dogood. Franklin, who had only two years of formal education, largely taught himself through reading and on the job. At age 12, ...

”The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, lies here, food for worms! Yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will, as he believed, appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected ...

The Franklin Court Printing Office in Philadelphia highlights Benjamin Franklin’s early career. Benjamin Franklin was a boy of just 12 when his father steered him into an apprenticeship with his older ...

From Benjamin Franklin’s “Apology for Printers” in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1731: Printers are educated in the Belief that when Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage ...

VOL. 92, No. 2 of the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (1948) is devoted to studies of historical documents in the library of the Society at Philadelphia. Chief among these is a paper ...

THE PAPERS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, VOL. I (400 pp.)—Edited by Leonard W. Labaree—Yale University ($7.50). Benjamin Franklin, printer, philosopher, scientist, author, patriot and first citizen of ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

Christmas thought of the day by Benjamin Franklin reflects on faith, practice, and moral conduct. The quote reminds readers to follow teachings, not only mark occasions. This explainer covers the ...

Of all the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin is probably by far the most entrepreneurial. Because of the breadth and depth of his interests, his rise to wealth and influence, and his iconic status ...