Laser-guided lightning rod takes Ben Franklin invention to new heights Jan. 16, 2023 Updated Mon., Jan. 16, 2023 at 10:03 p.m. Scientists tested the laser lightning rod at communications tower on ...

Scientists were able to create a virtual lightning rod using a large, powerful laser on top of a mountain in northeastern Switzerland, successfully diverting the path of lightning strikes.

The American Benjamin Franklin is often credited with inventing the lightning rod, among other things brought to light by his prodigious ingenuity. However, ... The Man Who Accidentally Invented the ...

The possible pre-Franklin origins of the lightning rod are vigorously debated. Around 1730 , a Russian industrialist named Akinfiy Demidov built the 189-foot-tall Leaning Tower of Nevyansk in ...

Benjamin Franklin invented lightning rods in the 18th century, and the devices have been protecting buildings and people from the destructive forces of lightning ever since.

To guard our homes and buildings from lightning strikes and subsequent fires, we still rely on the lightning rod, a technology invented by Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

Lightning rods were invented in the mid-18th century by Benjamin Franklin. They’re metal (often copper) used to safely disperse electrical discharges on the ground, ...

"Lightning rods are nothing new; they’ve been putting them on since Ben Franklin invented them 280 years ago," said Breecher. Foot-long copper rods are first installed on the roof.

Scientists tested the laser lightning rod at a communications tower on Säntis Mountain, ... Laser-guided lightning rod takes Ben Franklin invention to new heights. January 16, 2023.