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OCR: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706 90) ANY PEOPLE remember Ben jamin Franklin as writer, statesman, and patriot who much establish the United States America Franl klin was also a notable scientist who carried out important experiments in electricity, and the inventor of the lightning po.r and a stove that is still 11 use today. He also introduced the use ofthe electrical terms positive" and negative In his most famous experiment, Franklin showed that lightning was the same form of energy as static electricity He did this by flying a kite thunderstorm He put his finger near key attached to the metal kite string and spark jumped between them LFE ALSO STORY however attac ched