_________ was the first to discover that lightning is electric discharge.

Thomas Alva Edison

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Nicolas Tesla

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Benjamin Franklin

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Isaac Newton

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Solution

The correct option is D Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was the first to show that the lightning is electric discharge which is same as spark out of clothes during winter.

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