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 confirmed by the charge on a metal key that lightning is an electrical phenomenon. I LIKE PIE
Lightning
No. Electricity was around long before Ben Franklin -- or humans for that matter.
He did this near his home in Pennsylvania.
No, but he did discover electricity
Electricity. It is important today because we use electricity for almost everything.
Benjamin Franklin was the first to discover electricity.
Lightning
1789
He Looked At It!
Benjamin Franklin was the Father of Electricity. He did not invent it, but he did discover it. He simply did the kite and key experiment to find that lightning is just electricity.
No. Electricity was around long before Ben Franklin -- or humans for that matter.
he discovered it in his home of Philedalphia
He did this near his home in Pennsylvania.
No, but he did discover electricity
The concept of electricity was known to ancient cultures, but Benjamin Franklin is often credited with discovering electricity as a discrete form of energy through his famous kite experiment in 1752.
Electricity. It is important today because we use electricity for almost everything.
Benjamin Franklin did not discover electricity; rather, he conducted famous experiments that helped to understand its properties. He conducted his key experiment with the kite and key only once.