Benjamin Franklin: The Life of a Founding Father

Benjamin Franklin was a printer, scientist, diplomat and revolutionary whose fingerprints are all over the founding of the United States. This documentary follows his path from humble beginnings to the frontlines of science, invention and independence. It shows how his curiosity reshaped the study of electricity while his political skill helped secure a new nation. Balancing his public triumphs with his contradictions, it paints a full portrait of an extraordinary founding father. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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