To be included, the power outage must conform to all of the following criteria: 1  The outage must not be planned by the service provider. 2  The outage must affect at least 1,000 people and last at least one hour. 3  There must be at least 1,000,000 person-hours of disruption.
A: Benjamin Franklin never attended college or university. His formal education ended when he was 10 years old, after attending the Boston Latin School for two years. Franklin pursued self-education for the rest of his life and became a renowned scientist, inventor and political theorist.
In Science and Technology. Jan 17, 1706. Benjamin Franklin is Born. Ben Franklin loved the water. Growing up in Boston, he was drawn to the sea and often dreamed of becoming a sailor. Ben learned to swim and became an expert swimmer. Wanting to increase his speed in the water, Franklin devised fins that he wore on his hands.