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Franklin's experiment was merely to prove that lightning was electricity, not to prove that electricity existed. Hence, the name "Father of Electricity" is inaccurate. Electricity was known to exist at least a century before Benjamin Franklin conducted his kite experiment; various mechanisms for the manipulation, creation and storage of electricity had been invented, such as static electricity generators and Leyden jars.

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Benjamin Franklin did not indeed " create " electricity, though he preformed many experiments on it, such as, the Lightning Rod. Saying that he " created " it would be just plain wrong.

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