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The Philadelphia Kite Experiment by Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
This paper sent to the Royal Society by Benjamin Franklin describes his experiment with a kite to test the conductivity of electricity from lightning. The experiment, performed in June 1752 in Philadelphia consisted in using a wet string to conduct the electricity while the end of the string was kept dry for insulation.
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- Title: The Philadelphia Kite Experiment by Benjamin Franklin
- Creator: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
- Date Created: 1752
- Location Created: Philadelphia, United States of America
- Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
- Medium: paper, ink
- Scientist: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
- Invention: conductive rod
- Field: Natural Philosophy
- Discovery: Electrical nature of lightning
- Catalogue Reference: L&P/2/343
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