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Yes so tall buildings could not get shocked.
Nothing. He invented nothing to make it less dangerous.
No. Franklin just proved that lightening was natural in nature with his kite experiment, but he did invent the lightening rod. Houses caught fire in the 1700's by lightening stikes, so he invented the lightening rod to be put on the roof of a house so it would get hit instead of the house. Edison will invent the light bulb in the late 1800's.
Two useful and well known inventions of Benjamin Franklin include the Franklin stove and the lightening rod. Also, Ben Franklin invented the glass harmonica and bifocals.
We would die everyday because if Ben Franklin did not make lightning rod every house in the world be on fire.
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Benjamin Franklin was an inventor. He was curious and he loved to learn about new things. He also thought it was important to make life better with the things that he invented.
Benjamin Franklin established the postal system allowing mail to be delivered accurately
He didn't want to "make electricity", he was proving that it existed in nature so he could sell his lightning rod. Many houses burned down in his time because they were hit by lightning, so he invented the lightning rod. While he was at it, he started the first fire department of Philadelphia.
Benjamin Franklin chose a turkey as the proper symbol for the US.