Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm and advanced humanity's understanding of electricity on this day in history, June 10, 1752. Franklin was also a U.S. statesman and founding father.
, and Franklin opted to fly a kite, according to The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia.
"Electrical forces had been recognized for more than a thousand years, and scientists had worked extensively with static electricity. Franklin’s experiment demonstrated the connection between lightning and electricity," the institute notes."Electricity had already been discovered and used for centuries before Franklin's experiment," the site added. which Franklin later referred to as ‘plus’ and ‘minus,’" it also said.
"In 1753, he received the prestigious Copley Medal from the Royal Society, in recognition of his ‘curious experiments and observations on electricity,’" says this source. Franklin's expression"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise," still has present-day appeal. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, MAY 1, 1881, CLARA BARTON, ‘BRAVE’ BATTLEFIELD NURSE, CREATES AMERICAN RED CROSS
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