ThomasEdisonlivedfrom1847to1931;heismostfamousforinventingthelightbulb.BenjaminFranklinlivedfrom1706to1790,andheiscreditedwithdiscoveringelectricity.
Bothmenwereinventors,andbothwerebornintheUnitedStates.Aschildren,bothFranklinandEdisonhadlimitedschooling.
Bothinventorsaresaidtohaveself-taughtthemselvesmostlythroughtheirloveofreading.
FranklinandEdisonwerebothinterestedinelectricity,andIthinktheywouldhavehadalottotalkaboutiftheyhadevermetface-to-face.
Theyweredifferenttoothough.Theylivedinverydifferenttimes.WhileBenjaminFranklindiscoveredelectricity.Edison‘sinventionsanddiscoveriesallrequiredelectricalcurrents:lightbulbs,microphones,phonographs,fluoroscopes,etc.