As Benjamin Franklin found out, rubbing is key. As Benjamin Franklin found out, rubbing is key. CLOSE. ... “Static electricity affects life in both simple and profound ways,” Marks added.

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.

However, until recently, there was no solid theory explaining this familiar electricity in a precise manner. Significant ...

Little did Franklin know that there would eventually be a spiderweb of electrical lines crisscrossing the globe that not only harnessed electricity but brought it directly into homes and businesses.

It highlights significant discoveries, starting with Thales of Miletus's observation of static electricity from amber, followed by Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment that linked lightning to ...

Ever prescient, 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 ...

The British Quaker who challenged Ben Franklin is back at Quintessence Theatre. Franklin’s key and kite (and the painting) become essential parts to solving the mystery.

We have known about the phenomenon of static electricity since at least the time of Aristotle. Aristotle credits fellow ...