Man vs. History Franklin's Electric Kite (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 41 min | History

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Man vs. History

Franklin's Electric Kite (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 41 min | History

Bill sheds light on how Franklin discovered electricity , if Edison invented the light bulb and I'd the Wright Brothers were first in flight

Cinematographer

John Kelleran

Editor

Brian Hartough

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Release date

Aug 31, 2021 (United States)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Bil Lepp Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Meadow Bridge (2017)
George W. Boudreau Self - Historian & Author (as Dr. George W. Boudreau) Self - Historian & Author (as Dr. George W. Boudreau) See fewer	Man vs. History (2021)
Tom Tucker Self - Historian & Author Self - Historian & Author See fewer	Man vs. History (2021)
Michael Kochan Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Man vs. History (2021)
Jerry Cetrulo Self - Owner, American Woodcarving & Art School Self - Owner, American Woodcarving & Art School See fewer	Man vs. History (2021)
Felix Ventura Self - Scub Instructor, Lodi Boys & Girls Club Self - Scub Instructor, Lodi Boys & Girls Club See fewer	Man vs. History (2021)
Emma Wilk Self - Swim Instructor Self - Swim Instructor See fewer	Man vs. History (2021)
Alexander Graham Bell Self - Inventor of the Telephone (archive footage) Self - Inventor of the Telephone (archive footage) See fewer	Selig-Tribune, No. 24 (1916)
Alberto Santos Dumont Self - Aviation Pioneer (archive footage) Self - Aviation Pioneer (archive footage) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Thomas A. Edison Self - Inventor (archive footage) Self - Inventor (archive footage) See fewer	The Trick Cyclist (1901)
Benjamin Franklin Self - A Founding Father of the United States (archive footage) Self - A Founding Father of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	In the Words of the Framers: The Creation of the Constitution
Henry VIII Self - Wore the First Pair of Cleats (archive footage) Self - Wore the First Pair of Cleats (archive footage) See fewer	Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Cornelius Johnson Self - King Henry's VIII Shoemaker (archive footage) Self - King Henry's VIII Shoemaker (archive footage) See fewer
Joseph Priestley Self - Friend & Associate of Benjamin Franklin (archive footage) Self - Friend & Associate of Benjamin Franklin (archive footage) See fewer
Johann Philipp Reis Self - Scientist and Inventor (archive footage) Self - Scientist and Inventor (archive footage) See fewer
William Watson Self - Scientist (archive footage) Self - Scientist (archive footage) See fewer
Gustave Whitehead Self - Aviation Pioneer (archive footage) Self - Aviation Pioneer (archive footage) See fewer
Orville Wright Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage) Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage) See fewer	The Wright Brothers Aeroplane (1909)
Wilbur Wright Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage) Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage) See fewer	The Wright Brothers Aeroplane (1909)