Benjamin Franklin was a very important inventor, printer, scientist, diplomat, politician, polymath, and a Founding Father. Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence, created the foundation of the Constitution, and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris. He founded many services like a fire house, post office, a university, and libraries. He also made lots of inventions we still use today like a stove, bifocals, monicals, rocking chairs, and a printer. He also made the "Silence Dogood" letters.