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Explore historical contributions in electricity and magnetism by Benjamin Franklin, Michael Faraday, and Thomas Edison, from kite experiments to electric lighting innovations.
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Electricity and Magnetism Historical Contributions
Benjamin Franklin In 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite with a metal tip into a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is a form of electricity. He was very lucky he wasn't killed! Electricity in Lighteneing
Michael Faraday In 1831, Michael Faraday demonstrated electromagnetic induction by passing a magnet through a coil of wire. Electromagnetism
Thomas Edison In the 1870's, Edison built an electric generator and soon after demonstrated electric lighting for the first time in America. Electric Lighting