I te tau 1743, i whakatūria e Franklin te American Philosophical Society hei āwhina i ngā tāngata pūtaiao ki te matapaki i ō rātou kitenga me ō rātou ariā. I tīmata ia i te rangahau hiko, me ētahi atu rapunga pūtaiao, ka noho ia mō te toenga o tōna oranga, i waenganui i ngā wā o te tōrangapū me te mahi moni. I te tau 1747, ka mutu a Franklin (he tangata tino whai rawa kē) i te tā, ka haere ki ētahi atu pakihi. I waihangahia e ia he hononga ki tana kaitiaki, a David Hall, nāna a Franklin i whiwhi i te haurua o ngā hua o te toa mō te 18 tau. I whakaratohia e tēnei pakihi whai hua te wā hararei mō te ako, ā, i roto i ētahi tau kua whakatakotohia e ia ngā kitenga i whakawhiwhia ai ia ki te ingoa o ngā tāngata mātauranga puta noa i Uropi, otirā i Wīwī. Pātai: Kia pehea te roa o te wā i wehewehea ai ngā hua pūtea o te toa?
18 tau