[R-390] Current Direction

[Walter Wilson]

I can understand how a guy who flew kites in lightning storms might become a
bit confused about the direction that electricity flows.

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Gord Hayward <ghayward at uoguelph.ca> wrote:

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