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What’s the real story with Ben Franklin and the kite? And more questions from our readers
Q: Did Benjamin Franklin really fly a kite in a thunderstorm?
Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity on fowl. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, courtesy of The Library of Congress In 1751 Benjamin Franklin planned an electrical ...
Ben’s Birthday Bash' is set for Jan. 17, featuring hands-on games, electricity experiments and a very loud birthday finale.
The UA's E. Philip Krider, will discuss electricity and Benjamin Franklin Monday at this month's "got Science? Café." Krider, a professor at The University of Arizona Institute of Atmospheric Physics, ...
When we consider the serious electricity shortage in California, our reaction, as concerned Americans, is: Ha, ha! No, seriously, we are alarmed. Because history teaches us that whatever happens to ...
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