Franklin's kite experiment helped identify the electric ... and scientist. Some of his most important experimentation as an ...

And they’re not wrong. It’s unquestionably what he’s best known for. Franklin, his key, and his kite have graced everything from portraits to postage stamps to tea cups and tank tops for ...

He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to fly a kite in a lightning ... 15th of 17 children. Franklin left school at 10 and began an apprenticeship in his brother's print shop at ...

Known for his kite experiment, he proved lightning was electricity and invented the lightning rod, bifocals and Franklin stove. He also founded the first public library and the University of ...