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Invention of Conductor

United States of America · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1752Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1752

Benjamin Franklin1752

Science / Technology

Invents the lightning conductor

Names involved

Benjamin Franklin

Provenance

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