His innovations include the first American newspaper cartoon (in 1754) & bifocals (around 1780)
[DOC] [TLE] Ben Franklin bible newspaper | Patriots | Pinterest | Newspaper [PAR] Ben Franklin, a man ahead of his time, a man who analyzed and really thought 
..... As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin 
stove, ...... Benjamin Franklin, The First American (1706-1790) was one of the 
Founding .... A 1754 political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin urging the British 
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