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Franklins lightning experiment, 1752
Franklins lightning experiment. Historical artwork of the US scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and his 21-year-old son William, performing their famous lightning experiment. On 15 June 1752 they flew a kite during a thunderstorm, with a metal wire on the kite attracting a lightning strike. Electricity flowed down the string to a key, charging a Leyden jar (capacitor) seen near Franklins hand. This experiment proved that lightning was an electrical phenomenon, and supported Franklins invention of lightning rods. Some scientists died repeating the experiment
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