Authоr described: Rаtiоnаl, prаctical, interested in the wоrld, I represented the essence of the eighteenth century. I followed the thinking of the Deists. I was able to retire at age 42 because of my shrewd business sense. I enjoyed inventing and making the quality of life better for everyone. I spent many years as a diplomat in England and France and participated in the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I was never President although my image is on one of the U. S. bills. Philadelphia was the city where I lived and where I am buried.