the so-called Franklin stove—were not merely the products of a playful or quirky tinkerer. Their production was undergirded by Franklin’s considerable theoretical contributions to scientific ...

The list of his inventions included: bifocals; the medical catheter; the odometer; the Franklin stove (a wood burning stove that made home heating safer); and, of course, the lightning rod.

The list of his inventions included: bifocals; the medical catheter; the odometer; the Franklin stove (a wood burning stove that made home heating safer); and, of course, the lightning rod.