Benjamin Franklin, holds the tip of a pointed
Benjamin Franklin, holds the tip of a pointed lightning rod, while another terminates with a round knob lies on the table before him. The refers to his preference for the pointed rod, then preferred by King George III. Copied onto the paper beside the inkwell is a passage about lightning rods from his book, Experiments and Observations on Electricity. 1901 color mezzotint by Max Rosenthal
Picture No
13124491
Media ID
45380855
Size
2228px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
