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Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity. He did some experiments with it however. One experiment (that may be only a legend) is that he flew a kite in a thunderstorm, and that this confirmed the nature of lightning as an electric phenomenon.
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∙ 11y agoHe didn't discover electricity . He just proved it was natural in nature. The ancients knew about electricity but never understood it..
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What did Benjamin Franklin invent other than a public library?
benjamin franklin invented spectacles,(glasses),and discovered electricity.
Where did Benjamin Franklin invent electricity?
Ben Franklin did not event electricity but he discovered it in June 1752 in Philadelphia. He was flying a kite.
When did Benjamin Franklin descover electricity?
Benjamin Franklin discovered the effects of electricity when he flew his kite during a storm in 1752. While flying his kite lightning struck the kite.
Who discovered lighting was elecricity?
The ancient Greeks discovered electricity in 600 BC
How old was Benjamin Franklin when he invented electricity?
Benjamin Franklin did not discover electricity, but simply discovered that lightning was electricity.
Who discovered elecricity?
Benjamin Franklin(:
Who discovered electristy?
Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity
Did Benjamin Franklin invent electrcity?
No Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity he just discovered it. there is a big difference in inventing and discovering.No Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity he just discovered it. there is a big difference in inventing and discovering.
Who explored electricity?
Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. See on wikipedia about him.
What did benjamin franklin say when he discovered electricity?
I found current
Did Benjamin Franklin live in philadelphia when he discovered electricity?
Yes.
What did Benjamin Franklin invent other than a public library?
benjamin franklin invented spectacles,(glasses),and discovered electricity.
How did Benjamin Franklin discoverd electricity?
how Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity Benjamin Franklin used a kite and went out into a storm with a kite and let it fly like any other kite and soon lightning hit it and lightning is a source of electricity
When did Benjamin Franklin discover that lightning was electricity?
he discovered it in his home of Philedalphia
Who discovered electricity -- Shared using Google Toolbar?
Benjamin Franklin
Who discovered electricity Michael Faraday or Benjamin Franklin?
I think Hans Christian Oersted discovered that electricity and magnetism are related.
Who invented electricety and when?
Traditionally, Benjamin Franklin is said to have *discovered* electricity. 2nd Answer: Actually Franklin was never said to have discovered electricity - he was said to have found a way to capture electricity that was in the air. Electricity has been with the Earth since it was new, billions of years ago.
