Diplomat, statesman, writer, scientist, inventor--Ben Franklin had many different ideas and interests along with an all-consuming appetite for knowledge and experience. In The Science and Technology of Ben Franklin, readers ages 9 to 12 experience Franklin's joy of learning by reading about his life and doing hands-on inventive activities that promote innovation and engineering-design thinking. Kids love the links to online media and loads of career connections in the fields of engineering, art, astronomy, and more!