Benjamin Franklin was one of the most fascinating and accomplished in American history. Ben Franklin was not just a famous ambassador, he was an extremely business person, philanthropist, and inventor. Although Franklin is best known for electricity could be from lightning (the kite and key experiment), he also America's first library, invented bifocal glasses, the lightning rod and the Franklin Stove. He founded Poor Richard's Almanac, a book with and wise sayings. The saying, "A penny saved is a penny earned" first came from Franklin's pen. Franklin also established the American Philosophical Society and the Pennsylvania Hospital. Ben Franklin is memorialized on the front of the one hundred dollar bill. museums, highways, schools, and businesses and buildings bear his name as well.