View Benjamin Franklin Lightning Rod Pictures Gif. Did ben franklin really invent the lightning rod? On june 15, 1752, benjamin franklin proved that lightning is electricity and invented the lightning rod through his experiments with kites.

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In a 1753 edition of poor richard's almanack, franklin published this description of his invention: Eksperyment franklina, czerwiec 1752 wykazanie tożsamości błyskawicy i energii elektrycznej, z którego wynalazł lightning rod. © north wind picture archives.

Though franklin is believed to have completed his lightning experiment, he wasn't the first to do so.

Benjamin franklin was a framer of the constitution. Eksperyment franklina, czerwiec 1752 wykazanie tożsamości błyskawicy i energii elektrycznej, z którego wynalazł lightning rod. Franklin proved that lightning was the natural phenomenon called electricity, not the wrath of the gods. Benjamin franklin proved that lightning is electricity and invented the lightning rod through his experiments with kites.