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Benjamin Franklin's Fascination with Electricity
adapted from the National Park Service
paved the way for
theories about
electricity
Benjamin Franklin was fascinated by electricity and gave a lot of his time after he retired
study its properties. Some of his research resulted in "tricks" that he used to amuse
thers. For example, he made a charged metal spider that moved like the real thing. He
iscovered new ways to generate, store, and turn on electricity. His design of lightning rods
helped prevent untold numbers of structural fires throughout the world.
His famous kite experiment occurred in June 1752. Franklin asked his son William to fly a
kite to which he had attached a wire on top and a key at the end of a string. Ultimately, the
kite gathered an electric charge from a storm cloud. Franklin was then able to collect some of
the charge and compare it to the electricity he had created in other experiments. He did not
mention the experiment until October, four months after it took place, at which point
Franklin did not clarify that he had conducted the experiment himself-an issue that has
caused some people to doubt Franklin's story.
never patented
any of his
inventions
the only president
who was never
elected president
largely self-
educated
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