[R-390] Current Direction

[Gord Hayward]

I understand that Ben Franklin was the cause of the confusion.  Rubbing 
an ebony rod with cat fur
gave one kind of static electricity and rubbing a glass rod with silk 
gave a different kind.  So long
before J.J Thompson discovered the electron, he had a 50/50 chance and 
you know how these go.
Any truth to this?

Cheers, Gord VE3EOS.

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Gordon L. Hayward, Ph.D., P.Eng.,
Associate Professor, Biological Engineering,
School of Engineering, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1.