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How accurate is Thomas Edison's kite story?

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I'm not familiar with any kite story associated with Thomas Edison. You may be confusing Edison and Ben Franklin. read more

I’m not familiar with any kite story associated with Thomas Edison. You may be confusing Edison and Ben Franklin. In short, the story that most school children are taught about Franklin was a “thought experiment” that Franklin proposed and that was later the basis for practical experiments performed by others. read more

Many cast doubt at the possibility that Franklin really performed this experiment. For example, Tommy Tucker, a science writer, offers two reasons in particular for rejecting the kite story. One is that in describing the experiment in his newspaper, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Franklin does not say that he did it. read more

So, it’s true that Thomas Edison’s teacher called him addled, and that his mother’s homeschooling had a big impact on him. But, based on all a the inspirational account of Nancy Edison hiding the teacher’s letter is false. read more

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