Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, has appeared in popular culture as a character in novels, films, musicals, comics, and video games. His experiment, using a kite, to prove that lightning is a form of electricity has been an especially popular aspect of his biography in fictional depictions.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Schocket, Andrew M. "Benjamin Franklin in Memory and Popular Culture." in A Companion to Benjamin Franklin (2012): 479-498.
- ^ Nian-Sheng Huang, "Benjamin Franklin in American thought and culture, 1790-1990" Vol. 211. (American Philosophical Society, 1994) online and also "Benjamin Franklin in American thought and culture, 1790-1938" (PhD dissertation Cornell University; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1990. 9018099).
- ^ Smart, Karl Lyman. "A man for all ages: The changing image of Benjamin Franklin in nineteenth century American popular literature" (PhD dissertation, University of Florida; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1989. 9021252.
- ^ BODZIN, EUGENE SAUL. "THE AMERICAN POPULAR IMAGE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1790-1868' (PhD dissertation, The University of Wisconsin - Madison ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1969. 6922351).
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