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"Thereby," he wrote
of his experiment, "the sameness of electrical
matter with that of lightning has been
completely demonstrated." Meanwhile, the theories he had shared with Collinson had been published, and unbeknownst to him,
other scientists were already
testing and verifying them
of his experiment, "the sameness of electrical
matter with that of lightning has been
completely demonstrated." Meanwhile, the theories he had shared with Collinson had been published, and unbeknownst to him,
other scientists were already
testing and verifying them
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"Thereby," he wrote
of his experiment,
00:00:04.136 --> 00:00:07.538
"the sameness of electrical
matter with that of lightning
00:00:07.773 --> 00:00:10.174
has been
completely demonstrated."
00:00:12.845 --> 00:00:14.473
Meanwhile, the theories
00:00:14.513 --> 00:00:16.482
he had shared with Collinson
00:00:16.515 --> 00:00:18.002
had been published,
00:00:18.117 --> 00:00:20.916
and unbeknownst to him,
other scientists
00:00:20.953 --> 00:00:24.355
were already
testing and verifying them.
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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.