Benjamin Franklin
...it passed through him. One of his other tests was his theory that lightning was electricity that came from the clouds. He tested his theory by setting up tall metal rods for the lightning to attract to. This invention was called the lightning rod and now it is designed to protect peoples homes, buildings, and ships while they are at sea. Benjamin Franklin also conducted an experiment that he called lightning bells. When there was static in the air, a dark cloud nearby, or lightning had recently flashed they would ring. These are some of the most famous experiments that Benjamin Franklin had tested on electricity. dkdr dkjr kdpjr kdluroi jidriu that ;kueiru lis sdr e5r uoj kjekjrij. k;dlkur dkopruiojf, idurp. kljd...