He didn't.
Thales, a Greek, found that when amber was rubbed with silk it attracted feathers and other light objects. He had discovered static electricity. The Greek word for amber is �electron', from which we get �electricity' and �electronics'.
1600 - William Gilbert invented the term electricity William Gilbert, scientist and physician to Queen Elizabeth I, invented the term electricity (from the Greek word for amber, elecktra). He was the first person to describe the earth's magnetic field and to realise that there is a relationship between magnetism and electricity.
1752 - Franklin proved that lightning is a form of electricity Benjamin Franklin, famous U.S. politician, flew a kite with a metal tip into a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is a form of electricity. He was very lucky he wasn't killed. Don't try this at home! answer is from the following link: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/44783
Hydroelectricity is electricity produced by harnessing the power of flowing water to make energy. Though water power had been used for a number of mechanical tasks since ancient times, it wasn't until 1878 that the world's first hydroelectric power system was introduced.
1892
1950 after the war
George Bunnell did not invent the candle. The candle is believed to have been invented by the ancient Romans in the 1st century AD.
People started using electricity for practical purposes in the late 19th century, with the widespread adoption of electricity beginning in the 1880s. The invention and development of electric lighting by Thomas Edison and others played a significant role in popularizing the use of electricity in homes and businesses.
what year did Benjamine invent electricity 1706
1750, Franklin coined the word battery for any number of capacitors (used to store electricity) wired together. From the term "gun battery"
he did not create a battery
1980
Benjamin Franklin did not discover electricity, but simply discovered that lightning was electricity.
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Benjamin Franklin did not invent the lightning bulb? He did however discover electricity May 10th 1752. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879.
No. Franklin just proved that lightening was natural in nature with his kite experiment, but he did invent the lightening rod. Houses caught fire in the 1700's by lightening stikes, so he invented the lightening rod to be put on the roof of a house so it would get hit instead of the house. Edison will invent the light bulb in the late 1800's.
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1761, while he was in London.
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Ben did NOT invent electricity. He discovered it was natural in the environment and he was in his later years when he did this with his 8 year old grandson.