Question

Who discovered electricity?

Answer 1

1. Electricity can be defined as the flow of electrons through a conductor or any other material.
2. The concept of electricity has been known for thousands of years but more thoroughly researched and used starting from the $18th$ and $19th$ century.
3. Electricity was discovered and understood by many scientists, Benjamin Franklin is often credited for it.
4. In $1752$, he conducted his famous experiment where he tied a key to the wire of a kite in the midst of a lightning storm. From that, he concluded that lightning and electricity were caused due to the same phenomenon.