Founded to commemorate and continue the inventive spirit
and scientific genius of Benjamin Franklin, the imposing
Franklin Institute stands solid as a rock on 20th Street
in Philadelphia. Science is a phenomenon--.a process.
You can't put it in a museum display case. On ³display²
at the Franklin Institute is a surprising ³collection²
of ordinary, everyday experiences like ³stability,²
³momentum,² ³speed.² Yet its rich historical collection
also charts the progress of science in America, from
Benjamin Franklin¹s lightening rod to the Wright Brothers¹
airfoils and flight experiment records, to one of the
earliest planetariums in America. The Franklin Institute
aims to awaken the scientist in each and every one of
us.
