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What were Benjamin Franklin 's contribution to the study of electricity?
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He found electricity to be natural in nature and is known as the inventor of electricity.
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What were Benjamin Franklin contribution of the study 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
What type of electricity did Benjamin Franklin study?
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Did Benjamin Franklin discover electricity?
No. Electricity was around long before Ben Franklin -- or humans for that matter.
Did Benjamin Franklin study astronomy?
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.
Who discovered potential power that lightning might have?
Benjamin Franklin was the one to study lightning and realize it was electricity.
How effectivily did Benjamin Franklin communicate his clonclusions?
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Why is Benjamin Franklin famous4?
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.
How did Franklin come to study electricity?
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.
Who is noted for scientific achievements on electricity and his kite experiment to study lightning which lead to his invention of the lightning rod?
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod.
What kind of electricity did Ben Franklin study?
He determined that electricity was natural in nature.
What did Benjamin Franklin study at school?
He studied arithmetic books and books about navigation, philosophy, and religion
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