Physics · Electric charges: conservation of charge, Coulomb's law forces between two point charges, forces between multiple charges, superposition principle and continuous charge distribution
was the first to discover that lightning is electric discharge.
was the first to discover that lightning is electric discharge.
- A. Thomas Alva Edison
- B. Nicolas Tesla
- C. Benjamin Franklin
- D. Isaac Newton
Step-by-step solution
Benjamin Franklin conducted the famous kite experiment in 1752, which demonstrated that lightning is an electrical discharge. This established the connection between lightning and electricity.
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