Ben Franklin's kite experiment: debunking misconceptions
Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment is often depicted wrongly – what does that mean for how we teach science?
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Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment is often depicted wrongly – what does that mean for how we teach science?
Most date from 19th century and were heavily influenced by Joseph Priestley's 1767 account.
When looking at paintings that illustrated Benjamin Franklin's scientific experiment, with the kite and key and electricity, a crucial error can be noted that can mislead viewers.
Described by Benjamin Franklin in the mid-eighteenth century, the kite experiment was an important step toward our modern understanding of electricity, but the pictures that popularized this episode are full of inaccuracies.
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