What did Ben discover?
Ben’s discoveries include: the gulf stream, whirlwinds, and the electrostatic machine. Properties of Lightning: Electrified Ben From Franklin…He’s Electric!: Franklin was one of the first to discover that storms tend to move from west to east, and he made some of the first-recorded weather forecasts in his Poor Richard’s Almanack. He also charted the Gulf Stream in detail and developed Daylight Savings Time.