The Lighting Rod: Invention and Contention

Benjamin Franklin House, 36 Craven Street, London
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This event ended on Thursday 28th of September 2017
Admission
£8/£5.50 Friends and Concessions
Venue Information
Benjamin Franklin House
36 Craven Street, WC2N 5NF
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Embankment 0.11 miles

Using exciting science demos, Gemma Smith, Education Manager, will explore how one of Franklin’s most iconic inventions, the Lightning Rod, came about. She will also reveal the personal and political rivalries Franklin faced to get his invention installed throughout London and beyond.

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