Who discovered lightning?

Posted in xn--kfs74mzzid01b.com edit by cfz on November 24th, 2008

  • Sas it Benjamin Franklin? Or did he just figure out it could conduct electricity?


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  • no one really discovered lightning....its like rain, no one discovered it, its just a nautural thing. and Franklin jus found out it made electricity!


  • Benjamin Franklin just discovered that lighting was electricity. Lightning has been around since time began or the earth was created so lightning was not really discovered just the elements of lightning were discovered.

    Lightning is one of the oldest observed natural phenomena on earth. At the same time, it also is one of the least understood. While lightning is simply a gigantic spark of static electricity (the same kind of electricity that sometimes shocks you when you touch a doorknob), scientists do not have a complete grasp on how it works, or how it interacts with solar flares impacting the upper atmosphere or the earth's electromagnetic field.

    Lightning has been seen in volcanic eruptions, extremely intense forest fires, surface nuclear detonations, heavy snowstorms, and in large hurricanes. However, it is most often seen in thunderstorms. In fact, lightning (and the thunder that results) is what makes a thunderstorms.

    More on Lightning at these links
    http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/li...
    http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/lightnin...
    http://newweb.wrh.noaa.gov/hnx/Lightning...
    http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/0075...
    http://www.ucar.edu/communications/infop...
    http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream...
    http://www.lightningmaster.com/FAQ.htm
    http://www.ourbetternature.org/lightning...
    http://www.harkphoto.com/light.html
    Lightning Strike Information
    http://www.strikestarus.com/


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