# Benjamin Franklin (@benjamin-franklin)

Benjamin Franklin was an American printer, writer, scientist, inventor, civic organizer, and diplomat. His career linked practical experimentation and public communication with institution building and the international diplomacy of the American Revolution.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Benjamin Franklin's public record._

## Topics

- [Experiments in Electricity](/@benjamin-franklin/electricity.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Printing and Civic Institutions](/@benjamin-franklin/printing-and-public-life.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Revolutionary Diplomacy](/@benjamin-franklin/revolutionary-diplomacy.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/projects/catalog/benjamin-franklin
- blog: https://www.loc.gov/collections/benjamin-franklin-papers/about-this-collection/
- blog: https://founders.archives.gov/about/Franklin
- blog: https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/franklin-benjamin

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "benjamin-franklin", "question": "…"}`.