Ben Franklin Kite And Key Experiment is a photograph by Spencer Sutton which was uploaded on December 14th, 2014.
Ben Franklin Kite And Key Experiment
Benjamin Franklin's lightning experiment. Artwork of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and his son William, performing their famous lightning experiment... more
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Ben Franklin Kite And Key Experiment
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Spencer Sutton
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Photograph
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Benjamin Franklin's lightning experiment. Artwork of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and his son William, performing their famous lightning experiment of 1752. They flew a kite in a thunderstorm. A metal wire on the kite attracted a lightning strike and electricity flowed down the string to a key, charging a Leyden jar (capacitor). This experiment proved that lightning was an electrical phenomenon, and supported Franklin's invention of lightning rods. Some scientists died repeating the experiment, and the Franklins were lucky they were not killed themselves.
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December 14th, 2014
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