Tag: Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin’s Kids
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ben-Franklins-Kids.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/19/2005 Ben Franklin’s Kids Transcript It was Ben Franklin’s birthday a few days ago, just the right time to pass along this information that we received from Seymour Block, who listens to these programs and is a neighbor and friend. Seymour is also an […]
Inventor’s Day: Benjamin Franklin’s Almanac
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Intventors-Day-Benjamin-Franklins-Almanac-Book-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/10/2004 Inventor’s Day: Benjamin Franklin’s Almanac Transcript Ben Franklin was an American original — a self-taught popular writer, a political and social philosopher, a skilled politician and statesman, an entrepreneur, and, of course, an inventor. It’s Inventor’s Day tomorrow, and there are few other […]
Poor Richard’s Almanac
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Poor-Richards-Almanac.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 12/28/1999 Poor Richard’s Almanac Transcript Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac made its first appearance in print on this date in 1732. Franklin saw the Almanac as an opportunity for educating the public, both children and adults, because both read them, and he considered it, […]