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 Benjamin
Franklin - Inventor. At the age of forty-two, I retired from
printing to explore my other interests. I devoted this time
to inventing. During my life, I invented many things,
including:
Swim fins, bifocals, a glass armonica, watertight bulkheads
for ships, the lightning rod, an odometer, and the wood
stove (called the Franklin stove).
In addition to inventing, I enjoyed experimenting. One thing
that always fascinated me was electricity. so, one stormy
night my son, William, and I were experimenting with
lightning. You see, during my time, people thought that
lightning was a mysterious force that was a punishment from
God; however, I wanted to prove that lightning is a form of
electricity.
I attached a pointed metal piece on the top of my kite and a
metal key to the base of the string. Lightning struck the
kite and traveled down the kite string to the key. When I
touched the key with my knuckle, there was a spark! It's a
good thing I didn't electrocute myself (although I was
knocked unconscious twice before when experimenting with
electricity, so don't try this at home!), but I did prove
that lightning is electricity! Afterwards, I invented the
lightning rod to protect buildings and ships from lightning
damage.
Although I received much recognition from my inventions, I
did not profit from them. Instead, I chose to give my
inventions to the world freely. |
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Source: Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids |
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