2006-07-27 10:26:07 · 4 answers · asked by rizi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It wasn't Ben Franklin. He just demonstrated that lightning was the same as static electricity.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar
The ancient Greeks used balls of amber on spindles that they rubbed to generate sparks. This is the triboelectric effect, mechanical separation of charge in a dielectric. Their work was a precursor to the development of the leyden jar.
2006-07-27 10:38:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ben Franklin
2006-07-27 17:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by Ron K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allegedly, it was an Italian guy called Volta who stuck some copper into a frog's leg.
But I'm sure some Wizards have "discovered it much earlier, they just didn't know they did....
2006-07-27 17:31:01 · answer #3 · answered by Marianna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ben Franklin. A kite and a key.
TFTP
2006-07-27 17:30:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋