A speakerphone is a device that uses a microphone and a loudspeaker simultaneously so a person(s) can communicate with others without using a headset or a handheld unit.
His scientific renown earned him honorary degrees from Yale and Harvard in 1753 and from William and Mary in 1756. In 1754 Franklin was selected to represent Pennsylvania at the Albany Congress, called to unite the colonies during the French and Indian War.
What did Benjamin Franklin want to be when he grew up? From his school days on, Benjamin Franklin wanted to be a sailor. His father did not approve, because an older son, Josiah, had gone to sea and never returned. Because reading was Ben's favorite pastime, his father decided on the trade of printing and sent Ben to learn in his older brother's printing shop.