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'The Inventor of the Stove'

posted 12 years ago by alanr4447a
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John Adams (futilely) introducing Benjamin Franklin to Martha Jefferson with the line refering to Franklin as "the inventor of the Stove" seems to have caused a lot of confusion to some people over the years -- they think it is the "flat" statement that Benjamin Franklin invented the stove. Adams is actually referring to the specific "Franklin Stove" in particular, and is trying to make the point that Ben is the namesake (inventor) of "the Franklin Stove you've heard about".

[–] paskuniag 12 years ago

Actually, his new stove wasn't very good. It was improved upon through the years so that it didn't smoke like the devil, as Dr. Franklin's tended to do. 'Sawright, though, since he did invent many other things that are still in use today, such as public libraries and bi-focals.