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    What inventions of Ben Franklin are still being widely used in some form or another today?

    Question #61035. Asked by my_baby_love. (Dec 15 05 4:54 AM)


    daddy1161992

    		Bi-focal glasses, Lightning rod, Wood burning cast iron stove (Franklin stove), Swim fins. It can also be noted that he did not profit from his inventions.

    Dec 15 05, 8:05 AM

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