MIDDLEFIELD — Those who visited Lyman Orchards this weekend navigated through a piece of Americana, trying to escape a Benjamin Franklin-themed corn maze honoring the founding father’s kite ...

Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm and advanced humanity's understanding of electricity on this day in history, June 10, 1752. Franklin was also a U.S. statesman and founding father.

Don’t try this at home: a 19th century depiction of Benjamin Franklin’s famous experiment. (Courtesy: Bequest of A. S. Colgate, 1962) Some of the most iconic images of the American polymath Benjamin ...

Franklin’s work on the fundamental properties of electricity went far beyond the famous demonstration of the electric nature of lightning in his kite-flying experiment.

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, c. 1816, by Benjamin West. Heavenly cherubs most certainly did not assist with Franklin's kite experiment. Chalk it up to artistic license.

Benjamin Franklin used a kite to demonstrate the electrical nature of lightning. Kites have been used to study the weather and the atmosphere. ... “Good kite makes good flying,” Toki said.

Benjamin Franklin and his son William demonstrate the electrical nature of lightning while flying a kite. The Founding Father had a close relationship with his young son—preparing him to become ...

The actor plays Benjamin Franklin during a diplomatic trip to France in this eight-part series on Apple TV+. ... He has no intention of disabusing anyone about his kite-flying experiments.

Benjamin Franklin’s famous kite experiment, which revealed lightning’s electric nature, is more nuanced than commonly depicted, a new book explains. FPG/The Image Bank/Getty Images Plus.

Franklin’s work on the fundamental properties of electricity went far beyond the famous demonstration of the electric nature of lightning in his kite-flying experiment.