1752 ⟶ Benjamin Franklin Develops the Lightning Rod

Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod.
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🔥 Benjamin Franklin Designs the Franklin Stove

Benjamin Franklin invents the Franklin stove.⟶
Benjamin Franklin Designs the Franklin Stove (1742)
InventionsColonial AmericaBenjamin FranklinDomestic Life
United StatesUnited States

🌡️ Joseph Black Describes Latent Heat

Joseph Black: describes latent heat.⟶
Joseph Black Describes Latent Heat (1750)
PhysicsThermodynamicsScientific Revolution
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚡ Franklin Publishes Electrical Experiments Proving Lightning's Nature

Benjamin Franklin: lightning is electrical.⟶
Franklin Publishes Electrical Experiments Proving Lightning's Nature (1751)
ElectricityScientific RevolutionEnlightenmentBenjamin FranklinPhysicsExperimentationRoyal Society
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚡️ Benjamin Franklin Develops the Lightning Rod

Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod.⟶
Benjamin Franklin Develops the Lightning Rod (1752)
ElectricityPhysicsBenjamin FranklinEnlightenmentScientific Revolution
United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🧪 Joseph Priestley Discovers Oxygen

Joseph Priestley discovers "dephlogisticated air", oxygen⟶
Joseph Priestley Discovers Oxygen (1774)
ChemistryScientific RevolutionEnlightenmentJoseph Priestley
United KingdomUnited Kingdom