![]() ![]() ![]() In this account, Franklin flew the kite into a cloud, noticed unusual activity on the silk line, touched the key with his knuckle, and “perceived a very evident electric spark.”īut that wasn’t the first mention of the kite-flying story. The story contained the familiar elements: a kite made from a large silk handkerchief, two sticks, a silk line and a key. In an account 15 years after the event, Joseph Priestley recounted the experiment, as told to him by Franklin, in his 1767 book “History and Present Status of Electricity.” On page 217, Priestley described the kite experiment in detail, which he said happened in June 1752. On June 10, 1752, some folks believe Franklin, accompanied by his son, went on the daring, and extremely dangerous, kite-flying mission in Philadelphia. Of course, Franklin is also known for many other achievements, including his final public role at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, but the kite story has been told in classrooms for generations. But some people aren’t sure how much of the legend is fact – or fiction. Benjamin Franklin is best known by many for his famous kite-flying experiment in Philadelphia. ![]()
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