Who is the inventor of the lightening conductor?

Sir Benjamin Franklin of the United States of America (individually invented in1749) and Sir Prokop Divis of Europe (in 1754) invented the lightening conductor to protect the buildings from a high voltage electrical discharge during the rainy season or stormy weather.

A lightening conductor consists of a copper strip attached to the top of the building which extends directly under the ground. Copper is a good conductor of electricity.

Hence, it attracts the electrical discharge from the clouds towards itself and the lightening stroke is passed through the copper strip directly into the ground and thus it is neutralized under the ground.

Therefore the lightening conductor prevents any type of damage done to the building or loss of lives.

The lightening conductor was a great invention done in the 18th century by these two great scientists as it saved, saves and will save the lives of many people being the regular observers of the lightening strokes closely.