Early lightning rod, made with a single very long iron rod. It was invented in the year 1752 (18th century) by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Engraving, 19th century.

1752 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 19TH CENTURY • AMERICA • AMERICAN • AMERICANS • AMERICAS • ANCIENT • ANTIQUE • APPARATUS • APPLIANCE • ARTFORM • BAD STORM • BAR • BERTH • BREAKWATER • CIENCIA • DIKE • DISCHARGING • DOCK • DOWNLOAD • EEUU • ELECTRIC • ELECTRICAL • ELECTRICITY • ENERGIA • ENERGY • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ETCHING • FIRING • FISH: RAY • FLASH OF LIGHTNING • FRANKLIN • FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN • FREAK • FUSTE • HARBOR • HARBOUR • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • INSTRUMENT • INVENTION • INVENTIONS • INVENTOR (MALE) • INVENTOR • JETTY • LATIN AMERICA • LATIN AMERICAN • LATINOAMERICA • LIGHTENING ROD • LIGHTNING BOLT • LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR • LIGHTNING ROD • LIGHTNING • METEOROLOGICAL • METEOROLOGICAL_DISASTER • METEOROLOGY • METEOROLOGY       • MOLE (BREAKWATER) • NORTH AMERICA • OLD • PHENOMENON • PHYSICAL • PHYSICIST • PHYSICS • PHYSIQUE • PIER • PORT • PRINT • PROMENADE PIER • QUAY • RAIL • RAILS • RAY • RAY, FISH • RAYS • ROD • SCIENCE • SCIENTIFIC • SCIENTIST • SEVERE STORM • SHAFT • SHIPPING PIER • STORM • STORMS • TECHNICAL • TECHNIQUE • TECHNOLOGY • TEHNOLOGY • TEMPEST • TEMPORAL • TEMPORARY • THUNDER • THUNDERBOLT • THUNDERSTORM • U. S. • U.S. • UNITED STATES • UNLOADING • VERTICAL LINES • VERTICAL • WEATHER • WEATHER: LIGHTNING • WEATHER: STORM • WEATHER: THUNDERSTORM • WHARF