Sit Beside Benjamin Franklin in the USA

 The statue is in the sculpture garden in Phildelphia, USA.

Benjamin Franklin supposedly said, a place for everything and everything in its place.

He also invented bifocals. And the lightning conductor. He signed the declaration of independence and wrote some of it.

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British English and American English - Do you know these words?

American English - British English
Lightning Rod - lightning conductor

Learn something new every day. I thought I new most American variations.
For example:

American - British
cookie - biscuit
diaper - nappy
eraser - rubber

faucet - tap
pavement - tarmac

sidewalk - pavement
soccer - football
truck - lorry

British - American
Biscuit - cookie
football - soccer
lorry - truck
nappy - diaper
pavement -sidewalk
rubber - eraser
tap - faucet
tarmac/road surface - pavement

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Born in Britain. Has lived in the USA and Singapore.

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Benjamin Franklin House in London

In Philadelphia, USA, I visited an exhibition on Benjamin Franklin who invented the lighting conductor and bifocals. He is the man I quote continually.

His face is familiar. Why? probably because you see him on American dollar notes. He was the founding father of the United States of America and lived in London from 1757 to 1775.

In London you can visit the Benjamin Franklin House. If you are planning a visit, or if you are not planning a visit anywhere except the internet, look at the website and watch a brief video about Benjamin's scientific studies on subjects such as The Gulf Stream.

I was reminded about the Benjamin Franklin House by a leaflet Around London, a little map of Inspiration, a free map from the National Trust, which lists 29 attractions in London.
ww.nationaltrust.org.uk
National Trust membership call 0344 800 1895

Benjamin Franklin House
Tel 020 7925 1405
Nearest station Charing Cross and Embankment
www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org