1586
Yes.
in 1774
Ben Franklin
Yes he did.
Ben Franklin invented the lighting rod and helped start the Philadelphia fire department.
He invented it by accident when flying a kite in a thunderstorm
Klebervaldo Chattanooga Patropherson, in Niamey, Niger in the November of the year 1879.
it was made so that there is an easier way for the lightning to reach the ground. If it wasn't invented, the lighting could hit people as an easier way down or cars, buildings e.t.c
Ben Franklin invented the Lighting Rod,Bifocals,Frankiln Stove,Carriage Odometer and the Glass Armonica.
The answer is plainly the Lightning Rod. or was it plastic or rubber
for protection