KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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Benjamin Franklin
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Nikola Tesla
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Thomas Edison
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Detailed explanation-1: -Here’s how the experiment worked: Franklin constructed a simple kite and attached a wire to the top of it to act as a lightning rod. To the bottom of the kite he attached a hemp string, and to that he attached a silk string. Why both? The hemp, wetted by the rain, would conduct an electrical charge quickly.
Detailed explanation-2: -On June 10, 1752, Benjamin Franklin was said to have flown a kite during a thunderstorm to collect ambient electrical charge in a Leyden jar, enabling him to demonstrate the connection between lightning and electricity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Benjamin Franklin and his son William using a kite and key for an experiment, June 1752. Everything we know about Franklin’s kite and key experiment comes from two sources.