• MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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      4 months ago

      Franklin

      Was he the electric guy that invented the lightbulb or the actually-a-business-person that scammed the electric guy?

      I always confuse those two!

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        I’m going to assume you’re serious…

        You’re describing the relationship between Nicola Tesla (inventor, genius) and Thomas Edison (business man, scumbag).

        Benjamin Franklin (pictured right) is the guy who proved the existence of electricity. He is better known for inventing the printing press and bifocals.

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            I wouldn’t put it past him.

            You’re right, not the inventor. I had thought he reinvented it, making the first modern printing press, rather he built his own and was one of the first prolific users of one in America.