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Some consider him to be the first fireman because he invented the lightning rod. With his kite and key experiment, he was the first to discover that lightning was simply electricity. Once he determined that, he realized that one could direct a lightning strike away from structures with the use of a lightning rod, thus preventing countless fires. A lightning rod is a metal conductor that provides lightning with a direct path to the ground. This method is still in use today.

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