Sujet
Benjamin Franklin and his son William, performing their famous experiment.
Légende
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and his son William, performing their famous experiment on 15 June 1752, flying a kite in a thunderstorm. A metal wire on the kite attracted a lightning strike and electricity flowed down the string to a key, charging a Leyden jar (capacitor) seen near Franklin's hand. This experiment proved that lightning was an electrical phenomenon, and supported Franklin's invention of lightning rods. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published 1870.
Date
1870
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Notre référence
UMG23A59_185
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
51,1Mo (5,6Mo) / 30,5cm x 42,0cm / 3602 x 4963 (300dpi)