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was the first to discover that lightning is electric discharge.

1. Thomas Alva Edison
2. Nicolas Tesla
3. Benjamin Franklin
4. Isaac Newton

Correct answer: Benjamin Franklin

Solution

Benjamin Franklin conducted the famous kite experiment, proving that lightning is a form of electrical discharge.

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