Benjamin Franklin: in Search of A Better World February 13, 2010

You know about Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment with a kite, a key and some lightning, but did you also know about his rebellious youth? That he pioneered wind surfing and invented swim fins? That he helped found the nation's first hospital, was an environmentalist and charted the Gulf Stream to assist in ocean travel? In many ways Benjamin Franklin is the founding father nobody knows - misunderstood because of the sheer breadth and diversity of his accomplishments.