A recent episode of the SciShow series Great Minds looks at the life and work of Benjamin Franklin: Founding Nerd, and the impact he had on life today by creating everything from bifocal lenses to the lightning rod. The episode pays particular attention to the famous kite electricity experiment story and which parts of it may or may not be true.
A Look at the Life and Work of Benjamin Franklin: Founding Nerd
Join the Laughing Squid Email List
Receive an email with each day's blog posts.Recent Posts
Musician Performs a Musical History of Metal Through the Decades Up to Present Day
Astronaut Megan McArthur Explains How Food Is Prepared in Space on the International Space Station
A Marvelous Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Visual Effects Used in the Marvel Series ‘Loki’
Magnificent Footage Taken by Wingsuit Pilots Flying Extremely Close to the Pyramids of Giza
Musicians Wind and Rewind Reel-to-Reel Tape to Play an Abstract ‘Instrumental’ Song for the New Year
