I've long been fascinated with innovators, those who make new ideas real. Previous books focused on Jacques Cousteau, who gave us the aqualung and underwater photography, and Nikola Tesla, who brought us electric motors, radio, robots, and remote control. Benjamin Franklin is a similar remarkable innovator who gave us the lightning rod, an efficient stove, and cutting-edge research on electricity, heat, chemical bons, weather patterns, and so much more.