In part three of the book. What did the royal society in England recognize Franklin for?
Benjamin Franklin received his award from the Royal Society for his experiment with the lightening rod, proving that lightenng could be procured from the clouds.
Without my having made any application for that honor, they chose me a member, and voted that I should be excus'd the customary payments, which would have amounted to twenty-five guineas; and ever since have given me their Transactions gratis. They also presented me with the gold medal of Sir Godfrey Copley for the year 1753, the delivery of which was accompanied by a very handsome speech of the president, Lord Macclesfield, wherein I was highly honoured.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
