"Poor Richard's Almanac", which contained all his witty sayings that are still used today, and also gave other important facts. Four years later, he was the chosen clerk of the General Assembly, and then the next year he was elected to the assembly and appointed Deputy Postmaster General. He also plans a city police and the first ever fire department. Benjamin begins to study French, Italian, Spanish, and Latin in 1738. He invented the "Franklin Stove" four years later. In 1743, he proposes a plan to make an academy, which is accepted in the year 1749, and develops into the University of Pennsylvania. In 1748, Franklin sells h!
             is printing business and is appointed on the commission of the Peace, chosen to the Common Council, and to the Assembly. The year after, he was chosen as Commissioner to trade with the Indians. The first hospital in America was founded with his help in 1751. When he is forty-six years old in 1752, Franklin conducts his famous kite experiment and discovers that lightning is actually an electrical discharge. The next year he is awarded the Copley medal for his discovery and is also elected a member of the Royal Society. He also receives the degree of M.A. from Yale and Harvard,
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