You know that guy who discovery electricty? Benjerman Franklin and whatnot? Where was he from, and did he get any awards?
2007-03-11 16:19:30 · 5 answers · asked by Blaze 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Don't think handing out awards was a big thing in the 1700's . . .
But check in wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Note: Edison's lab , and in partiicular some of his employees , developed electrical products (but did not discover electricity)
William Joseph Hammer, a consulting electrical engineer, began his duties as a laboratory assistant to Edison in December 1879. He assisted in experiments on the telephone, phonograph, electric railway, iron ore separator, electric lighting, and other developing inventions. ( more wiki)
2007-03-11 16:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by kate 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the folklore of great Americans, Benjamin Franklin is credited with discovering electricity. More accurately he should be credited with determining that lightning is an electrical charge and the development of the lightning rod. Unfortunately in the 1700's there weren't many awards for inventors, he may have made some money selling lightning rods to the well to do to protect their homes, thats about it.
2007-03-11 23:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by lwjksu89 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, seeing as how an unknown person of Egyptian residence discovered electricity using a copper tube and iron rod in a jar of acetic acid some four thousand plus years ago, I don't really feel that he deserved any kind of recognition, even though I am a direct descendant of his brother.
2007-03-11 23:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by shabushabu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He got his picture on the US $100 bill.
2007-03-11 23:22:18 · answer #4 · answered by Grouchy Dude 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Okay, firstly his name was Thomas Edision.
Look on Wikipedia
2007-03-11 23:29:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋