In between his many accomplishments—inventing the lightning rod, founding the University of Pennsylvania, drafting the Declaration of Independence—Benjamin Franklin also devised innovative and secure ...

A new study merges physics with archival documents to figure out how the Founding Father’s printing network made distinct paper currency. By Laura Baisas Published Jul 18, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the ...

Long before there were Benjamins in circulation, the founding father was all about experimenting with printing techniques as he worked on securing colonial printed currency. By Veronique Greenwood ...

Researchers have used physics to get a peek at the early history of American money—and how Benjamin Franklin’s innovative way of making it kept him one step ahead of counterfeiters. Franklin may be ...

At the time the Civil War began in 1861, the United States government did not print paper money; it only minted coins. As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government ...