Electrical Kite E-book
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Genre: History / Biography, Literature, Science
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) A preeminent American statesman,
author, inventor, printer and scientist, he is sometimes call the
"wisest American." After working for a time as a printer's apprentice
to his brother James, Franklin ran away to Pennsylvania in 1723 and
went on to become Philadelphia's chief citizen. There, among other
things, Franklin ran his own newspaper, published "Poor Richard's
Almanac," and became the city's postmaster.
The Electrical Kite (1752) Excerpted from Franklin's letter of
October 19, 1752 to his frequent correspondent, Peter Collinson. Here
Franklin relates his now legendary experiment with a kite, a key, and
lightening, or what he calls "electric fire from clouds."
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