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Meet Amazing Americans 领袖与政治人物 班杰明富兰克林 (Benjamin Franklin)
 
以班杰明富兰克林为主角的游戏卡 A trading card drawing of Ben Franklin with lightning
以班杰明富兰克林为主角的游戏卡 A trading card drawing of Ben Franklin with lightning

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班杰明富兰克林与电 Benjamin Franklin and Electricity

电力在1940年代出现于人类世界中,但和今日我们所理解的并不相同,人们运用电力作为神奇花招的素材、制造火花与电击等效果。科学家们运用电力运行实验,但数百年来对于电力的科学思考并没有多大改变,电力并未成为「有用的」东西。

班杰明富兰克林对于电力相当感兴趣,他是一个充满好奇心、极具创造力的思考家,富兰克林希望知道更多在常见把戏之外的电力特质,他不断思考、终于有了一个非常重要的想法。

Electricity was on people's minds in the 1740s, but not in the way we think about it today. People used electricity for magic tricks by creating sparks and shocks. Scientists conducted experiments with electricity, but scientific thinking about electricity had not changed much in hundreds of years. Electricity wasn't "useful" yet.

Benjamin Franklin was interested in electricity. Being a curious and inventive thinker, Franklin wanted to know more than just the popular tricks. He kept thinking about electricity and came up with a very important idea.

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