alleryStart learning →Whose 1752 kite-flying experiment did Georg Richmann try to replicate before being killed?
AIsaac Newton
BBenjamin Franklin
CMichael Faraday
DAlexander Volta
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Benjamin Franklin
Richmann died of ball lightning in 1753 while replicating Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment.
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