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He's looking at electric sparks, he's looking at lightning,
and he puts in his notebook all the similarities
and at the end of the page, he says, "Let the experiment
be made." Narrator: Franklin detailed
his theory that lightning was electricity and that metal objects
could draw off a charge
and he puts in his notebook all the similarities
and at the end of the page, he says, "Let the experiment
be made." Narrator: Franklin detailed
his theory that lightning was electricity and that metal objects
could draw off a charge
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He's looking at electric sparks,
00:00:02.902 --> 00:00:05.701
he's looking at lightning,
and he puts in his notebook
00:00:05.738 --> 00:00:09.402
all the similarities
and at the end of the page,
00:00:09.442 --> 00:00:11.673
he says, "Let the experiment
be made."
00:00:14.413 --> 00:00:15.891
Narrator: Franklin detailed
his theory
00:00:15.915 --> 00:00:18.146
that lightning was electricity
00:00:18.384 --> 00:00:21.821
and that metal objects
could draw off a charge.
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Movie Summary
Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
