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What is Benjamin Franklin's contribution?
1. Politics: Participate in drafting the Declaration of Independence and attend the Continental Congress. He used to be the postmaster general of the United States and the governor of Virginia, and was one of the famous leaders in the American War of Independence.

2. Diplomacy: He sent ambassadors to Britain on behalf of spokesmen of three states, later served as ambassador to France, and concurrently served as American ambassadors to Sweden, Denmark and other countries, making outstanding contributions to winning the support of France and other countries for the American revolution;

3. Economics: I have written a paper on population growth and scientifically predicted the growth trend of the American population;

4. Domestic ethnic relations: I have negotiated with Indian tribes on behalf of some American States, which has played a certain role in improving domestic ethnic relations in the United States;

5. Military aspect: The training of American militia has improved the combat effectiveness of American troops against British troops. He was awarded the rank of major general, but he refused;

6. Inventing paddles, rocking chairs, bifocals, harmonicas and lightning rods;

7. Physics: through kite experiments, he studied atmospheric electricity and discussed the nature of electricity, becoming one of the foreign academicians of the French Academy of Sciences;

8. Education: The University of Pennsylvania was founded and became one of the famous "Ivy League schools" in the United States, known as "the father of Americans".