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Benjamin Franklin, Electricty Experiment with Kite

Benjamin Franklin's experiment with the kite "..when the string was thoroughly wet, abundance of electricity was procured..." Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American scientist, inventor and statesman. Franklin showed that lightning is electricity by flying a kite carrying a metal key during a thunderstorm. This led to his invention of the lightning rod to protect buildings from lightning strikes. He also invented fins for swimming, bifocal glasses, a urinary catheter and showed that evaporation cooled objects. In between all this, he also found time to found the USA, help shape the revolution and be a signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

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Titre: Benjamin Franklin, Electricty Experiment with Kite

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Benjamin Franklin's experiment with the kite "..when the string was thoroughly wet, abundance of electricity was procured..." Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American scientist, inventor and statesman. Franklin showed that lightning is electricity by flying a kite carrying a metal key during a thunderstorm. This led to his invention of the lightning rod to protect buildings from lightning strikes. He also invented fins for swimming, bifocal glasses, a urinary catheter and showed that evaporation cooled objects. In between all this, he also found time to found the USA, help shape the revolution and be a signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

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Taille d'impression: 24.1 × 33.2 cm | 1122.0 × 1544.9 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: AMÉRICAIN • CÉLÈBRE • CELEBRITE • CERF-VOLANT • CIEL, ECLAIRS • DIAGRAMME • ECLAIR • ELECTRICITE • EXPERIENCE • EXPERIENCES • EXPERIMENTATION • FOUDRE • HOMME DE SCIENCE • HOMME • ILLUSTRATION • INVENTEUR • LANCER UN CERF-VOLANT • METEOROLOGIE • ORAGE ECLAIRS • PERSONNAGES • PERSONNALITÉS • PERSONNE • PHYSIQUE ELECTRICITE • PREPARATION D'EXPERIENCE • SAVANT • SCIENCE: EXPERIENCES • SCIENTIFIQUE • VIOLENT