After the success of his printing business, Benjamin Franklin devoted his time to scientific experiments on electricity. Watching experiment performed by Adam Spencer in 1743 motivated him to carry out his own experiments.
He determined that electricity was natural in nature.
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No. Electricity was around long before Ben Franklin -- or humans for that matter.
He found electricity to be natural in nature and is known as the inventor of electricity.
Benjamin Franklin did not discover electricity when his kite was struck by lightning in 1752. In fact, electricity was already well known at the time. Instead, Franklin was trying to prove the electrical nature of lightning. He discovered lightning was electricity and that electricity was found naturally in nature. For more information visit http://learn.fi.edu/franklin/scientst/electric.html
Benjamin Franklin was the one to study lightning and realize it was electricity.
it came about when Benjamin Franklin wanted to prove that lightning is electricity
In 1749 Benjamin Franklin retired from the printing business and started concentrating on science, experiments, and inventions.In the early 1750's he turned to the study of electricity. His observations, including his kite experiment which verified the nature of electricity and lightning brought Franklin international fame.
Benjamen Franklin discovered electricity
In the early 1750's he turned to the study of electricity. His observations, including his kite experiment which verified the nature of electricity and lightning, brought Franklin international fame. Franklin considered astrological prediction foolish. Benjamin Franklin was a printer, publisher, author, inventor, scientist, and diplomat.
No, Benjamin Franklin was not a storm chaser. He was a statesman, inventor, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin did conduct research on electricity and lightning, famously flying a kite in a thunderstorm to study the properties of lightning.
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