Most Americans tend to see Benjamin Franklin as a political figure, one of the founding fathers of our country. But Franklin in his time was also known as an important scientist of the Age of Reason, whose theories and experiments focused on the nature of electricity. His endless curiosity also led him to investigate optics, meteorology, stove design and the best shape for lightening rods. Historian and writer Philip Dray will talk about Franklin the scientist. Dray s book is titled "Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightening Rod and the Invention of America." Original broadcast date: June 11, 2006

"A man of 40 died on the spot and over half-a-dozen others were injured when a number of lightening stuck at various parts of Kamalamai city of Sindhuli district, some 100 km southeast of Kathmandu, s...

Two days ago he was struck by lightening. Today the construction worker was laying back on the job in Wilkes-Barre. Andy Maczuga sustained quite a jolt Wednesday when lightening struck his cement truck.

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A memorial service will be held on Friday for the Boy Scout and assistant troop leader who were killed last week when they were struck by lightening in Sequoia National Park.

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Crawford - News Channel 25 first brought you the story Sunday of a Crawford family whose house was destroyed after being struck by lightening.