lightning rod
metal rod or metallic object to protect from lightning
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lightning rod
Summary
lightning rod ranks in the top 6% of components entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,816 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- lightning rod is credited with the discovery of Benjamin Franklin[2].
- lightning rod's physically interacts with is recorded as lightning[3].
- lightning rod is a type of protective device[4].
- lightning rod is a type of lightning protection[5].
- lightning rod is a type of electrode[6].
- lightning rod is used for lightning protection[7].
- lightning rod is used for lightning rod fashion[8].
- lightning rod's Commons category is recorded as Lightning rods[9].
- lightning rod's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1752[10].
- lightning rod's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
- lightning rod's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[12].
- lightning rod's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- lightning rod's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- lightning rod's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
- lightning rod's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].
- lightning rod's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
- lightning rod's MCN code is recorded as 8535.40.10[18].
- lightning rod's uses is recorded as Q2311521[19].
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Works and Contributions
lightning rod is credited with the discovery of Benjamin Franklin[2].
Why It Matters
lightning rod ranks in the top 6% of components entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,816 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]