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Franklin began at once to experiment with this tube, and people came in crowds to see his performances. Thomas Hopkinson and Philip Syng, who experimented with him, discovered electrical fire, and invented an electrical machine for producing the electrical spark. FRANKLIN BEGAN AT ONCE TO EXPERIMENT WITH THIS TUBE AND PEOPLE CAME IN CROWDS TO SEE HIS PERFORMANCES THOMAS HOPKINSON AND PHILIP SINGH WHO EXPERIMENTED WITH HIM DISCOVERED ELECTRICAL FIRE AND INVENTED AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRICAL SPARK
rtainly was Benjamin Franklin. PREPARED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION ILLUSTRATION FOR THE MENTOR. VOL. 6. No. 7. SERIAL No. 155 COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION, INC. [Illustration: FROM THE PAINTING BY BENJAMIN WEST FRANKLIN DRAWING ELECTRICITY FROM THE SKY] _BENJAMIN FRANKLIN_ _As Scientist_ FOUR One of the stories that has always charmed schoolchildren is that of Dr. Franklin and his kite; and the quaint little illustration that appeared in Franklin’s lifetime, and that was printed by him hundreds of times over, is still reproduced in the accounts of this experiment. It was not until 1746, or 1747, after Franklin had been making original researches in science for about five years, that he took up the subject of electricity. Franklin was then forty-one years old. The subject was literally “in the air.” Peter Collinson, of London, had presented to the Philadelphia Library one of the new glass tubes that was rubbed with silk or skin to produce electricity.  IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERBOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MICHAEL HALL THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BOUCHNELL HART SECTION FIVE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS SCIENTIST ONE OF THE STORIES THAT HAS ALWAYS CHARMED SCHOOL CHILDREN IS THAT OF DOCTOR FRANKLIN AND HIS KITE AND THE QUAINT LITTLE ILLUSTRATION THAT APPEARED IN FRANKLIN'S LIFETIME AND THAT WAS PRINTED BY HIM HUNDREDS OF TIMES OVER IS STILL REPRODUCED IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE EXPERIMENT IT WAS NOT UNTIL SEVENTEEN FORTY SIX OR SEVENTEEN FORTY SEVEN AFTER FRANKLIN HAD BEEN MAKING ORIGINAL RESEARCHES IN SCIENCE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS THAT HE TOOK UP THE SUBJECT OF ELECTRICITY FRANKLIN WAS THEN FORTY ONE YEARS OLD THE SUBJECT WAS LITERALLY IN THE AIR PETER COLLINSON OF LONDON HAD PRESENTED TO THE PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY ONE OF THE NEW GLASS TUBES THAT WAS RUBBED WITH SILK OR SKIN TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY
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