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Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a thunderstorm to prove lightning was electricity. He also was the dicoverer of bifocals and the Franklin stove. He was one of the Founding Fathers of America.
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∙ 13y agoBenjamin Franklin.
Although it's unlikely that he used a kite and a key as normally described as this would have instantly killed him.
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∙ 12y agoWilly lord was the first person to experiment with lightning
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∙ 12y agoBenjamin Franklin
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Who is the inventor of lightning rod?
One inventor of the lightning rod was Benjamin Franklin. Another was a German priest, Diwisch. Both appear to have made their inventions in the same decade, around 1753. See "Who Really Invented The Lightning Rod?", The Electrical Review, volume 32, 10Feb1893, p.146.
If you encounter a person or an animal that has been struck by lightning how should you respond?
Seek emergency medical assistance and administer first aid immediately
Can lightning strike a person through a window?
Not really.
Would a lightning rod mounted on the first floor of a tall building work?
No. Since lightning often strikes tall objects first the lightning rod on the first floor would not allow the current to be safely sent to the ground.
Is Lightning a person?
no, it is an electrical phenomenon associated with extreme weather
Who is the first person to prove that lightning is a form of electricity?
Benjamin Franklin was the first person to prove that lightning is a form of electricity.
The first person in recorded history to experiment with lightning?
Ben Franklin flew the kite with the key on it, he later developed the lighting rod. Not sure if there was anyone before that. I don't think so.
What could replace lightning in the miller-urey experiment?
During their experiment, they used electrical sparks to stimulate the variable of the lightning.
Why did Benjamin Franklin do his lightning rod experiment?
He wanted to see if lightning and electricity were the same.
Who was the first person to experiment with gravity?
Isac Newton was the first person to experiment with gravity. He discovered Gravity by watching a apple fall from a tree in front of his home.
Where did benjamin franklin get his idea for the lightning rod?
His kite-in-a-lightning-storm experiment, and most likely after witnessing what happens to buildings that are struck by lightning.
Who was the first person to experiment with electricity?
The first person to experiment with electricity was bengimen franklin he whent out side during a storm and tied a key to a kite the string prouduced the electricity to shock him
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.
Who invented lighnting rods?
Ben Franklin created The Lightning Rod after his other kite-in-a-lightning-storm experiment.
The Lightning Thief point of view?
First-person. (The character, Percy, narrates it.)
Who conducted the first experiment to find out which fruits can produce electricity?
the first person to do this experiment was Vincent genovese in 1904 thanks to the help of his ingenius idea
What scientist's experiment led to the discovery of protons?
There are two scientists. Goldstein is the first person that found it.
