Benjamin Franklin was an important American. He helped start the United States. Ben was also a printer and an inventor.
Ben started his own print shop when he was a young man. He printed newspapers and paper money. He also printed books about the weather.
Ben loved learning about the weather. He learned about storms by following them on his horse. He watched the bright flashes of lightning during storms.
Ben found out many things about lightning. He used what he learned to invent a lightning rod