Franklin's Lightning Rod

What are the consequences of Benjamin Franklin’s thoughts about the electricity?

Introduction

I. The lightning

a) Introduction to lightning

b) Charging of cloud

c) Different kind of atmospheric discharges

II. The similarities between electricity and lightning

a) The kite experiment

b) Benjamin Franklin’s thoughts and his letters

c) Laws on electricity : Point Power

d) Marly-La-Ville experiment: the structure of a lightning conductor

III. Benjamin Franklin’s legacy: the modern lightning rod

a) Components of a lightning protection system

b) Lightning protection facts, some stereotypes, some advice

c) Principle of lightning protection

To put it in a nutshell…

Enclosed

Bibliography & webography

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