Franklin was one of those great minds because he was a man that, even with success, never grew complacent. He had a mindset of, "Well here is a problem I wonder how I can fix it." or, "I wonder how that works." His ability to look at something, see a puzzle, and feel the need to solve that puzzle is something that takes him beyond the average man.
Most people look at a problem or mystery and accept it as the way it is. Few people look at the same things and either see opportunity or a chance for change. But Franklin was one of those people. His need to solve puzzles and problems can be seen in his creation of bifocals, the Franklin stove, and his studies of the gulf stream currents. He was not one to ever accept the status quo even if it seemed to be set by God, as in the case of lightning.
Franklin was the great creator that he was because where others saw something that was difficult or strange, Franklin saw something that needed fixed or solved.
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