Franklin's kite experiment. 1752 illustration of Benjamin Franklin flying a kite in an electrical storm. Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He proposed and may have conducted experiments with a kite in a thunderstorm to show that lightning is electricity. This led to his invention of the lightning rod to protect buildings from lightning strikes. He also invented fins for swimming,bifocal glasses,a urinary catheter and showed that evaporation cooled objects. He helped shape the American Revolution and was a signatory of the US Declaration of Independence | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / American Philosophical Society |
Bildgröße: | 2469 px × 3551 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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