1.kirjapainaja, poliitikko ja tiedemies, joka osallistui Yhdysvaltain itsenäisyysjulistuksen laatimiseen ja tutki sähköä
1.printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)