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He was able to “capture lightning.”

Retry Correct Incorrect Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father of the United States and an inventor. One of his claims to fame was flying a kite during a storm, “capturing lightning” and proving that it is electricity. This led to the invention of the lightning rod.

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He was able to “capture lightning.”

• Sigmund Freud
• Thomas Edison
• Benjamin Franklin
• Charles Dickens