The Discovery of Bioelectricity:

Benjamin Franklin

Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD

American statesman, soldier, writer, philosopher, editor, inventor, and naturalist (1706-1790).

Demonstrated experimentally that the lightning is electrical, with the famous kites, and invents the lighntning rod.

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Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD
Brain & Mind Magazine
Copyright (c) 1998 The State University of Campinas, Brazil
Center for Biomedical Informatics


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