<p>Was Ben Franklin's famous electric kite experiment a hoax? And did it determine the course of the Amer. Revolution (AR)? Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1752. The kite conducted elec. &amp; threw a spark from a key attached to the kite's string, thus proving that lightning &amp; elec. were one. Franklin's kite experiment was an internat. event &amp; the Franklin that it presented to the world became the Franklin of myth. He charmed the French &amp; became a celebrity when he traveled there during the AR, &amp; the French powers were cajoled into joining us in our fight against the Brit. Franklin was an enthusiastic hoaxer who launched a number of pranks &amp; deceptions. With the electric kite, he managed the greatest hoax of them all -- the trick that may have won the AR.</p>

Bolt of Fate: Benjamin Franklin & His Electric Kite Hoax

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Bolt of Fate: Benjamin Franklin & His Electric Kite Hoax