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At twenty three he was half educated and crude. At forty he was known as one of the most famous scientists of the day and a brilliant writer; and before he was fifty he had received the Copley medal from the Royal Society; the freedom of the City of Edinburgh; LL. AT TWENTY THREE HE WAS HALF EDUCATED AND CRUDE AT FORTY HE WAS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY AND A BRILLIANT WRITER AND BEFORE HE WAS FIFTY HE HAD RECEIVED THE COPLEY MEDAL FROM THE ROYAL SOCIETY THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH L L
 N. COCHIN THE MATURE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. 1777] _BENJAMIN FRANKLIN_ _The Man_ TWO Benjamin Franklin was the first distinguished American “self-made man.” He took himself in hand at an early age, and with only two years schooling, educated himself so that he became a man of science, a man of letters, a philosopher, a statesman and a diplomat, and acquired a fortune besides. And not only was he all of these things, more than creditably, but he took rank among the greatest minds of the highly educated and scientific Eighteenth Century. This was a period of original investigation: much “new thought” of all kinds was coming into the world, and Franklin’s mind was exactly the type of mind that was characteristic of this age--particularly in France. Apart from his genial personality and his talent for always doing the right thing and the popular thing socially, his scientific and philosophical tastes were precisely those in fashion in France. How did this man attain to such power and eminence? MBER ONE FIVE FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHEL HART BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THE MAN TWO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAS THE FIRST DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN SELF MADE MAN HE TOOK HIMSELF IN HAND AT AN EARLY AGE AND WITH ONLY TWO YEARS SCHOOLING EDUCATED HIMSELF SO THAT HE BECAME A MAN OF SCIENCE A MAN OF LETTERS A PHILOSOPHER A STATESMAN AND A DIPLOMAT AND ACQUIRED A FORTUNE BESIDES AND NOT ONLY WAS HE ALL OF THESE THINGS MORE THAN CREDITABLY BUT HE TOOK RANK AMONG THE GREATEST MINDS OF THE HIGHLY EDUCATED AND SCIENTIFIC EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THIS WAS A PERIOD OF ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION MUCH NEW THOUGHT OF ALL KINDS WAS COMING INTO THE WORLD AND FRANKLIN'S MIND WAS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF MIND THAT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS AGE PARTICULARLY IN FRANCE APART FROM HIS GENIAL PERSONALITY AND HIS TALENT FOR ALWAYS DOING THE RIGHT THING AND THE POPULAR THING SOCIALLY HIS SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL TASTES WERE PRECISELY THOSE IN FASHION IN FRANCE HOW DID THIS MAN ATTAIN TO SUCH POWER AND EMINENCE
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