# Benjamin Franklin — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> Benjamin Franklin in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Franklin

**First appearance:** 0003-i-quincy-1838-1848

## Who they are

American founding father, a historical reference.

## In the story

### [A Dynamic Theory of History (1904)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxxiii-a-dynamic-theory-of-history-1904)

Mentioned as another figure who attracted natural forces, by flying a kite.

### [A Law of Acceleration (1904)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxxiv-a-law-of-acceleration-1904)

Cited alongside Volta as an example of absolute creation of power in the eighteenth century.

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