1586
in 1774
Yes.
Yes.
He invented it by accident when flying a kite in a thunderstorm
for protection
yes
Benjamin Franklin did not invent the lightning rod, but he did popularize its use through his experiments with electricity in the mid-1700s. The lightning rod was actually invented by the American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin duhhh!!
Lightning rod, Franklin stove, and bifocal glasses.
Ben Franklin invented the lighting rod and helped start the Philadelphia fire department.
The lightning rod
Klebervaldo Chattanooga Patropherson, in Niamey, Niger in the November of the year 1879.