Ben Franklin — whose electric experiments are most frequently associated with flying a kite in a thunderstorm ... this appears as a net charge. The key is that as the stator plates ...

Ben Franklin’s famous experiment with the kite and key gave him a better understanding of the nature of electricity. But did that event lead to the lightning rod? When Benjamin Franklin died in ...

John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to fly a kite in a ...

Pig Iron Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Franklin's Key, a thrilling sci-fi adventure reimagining Benjamin Franklin’s legacy in an alternate universe where science and magic collide.

followed by Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment that linked lightning to electrical charge. The narrative progresses through key figures such as Galvani, who discovered bioelectricity, and Volta ...

John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to fly a kite in a ...