[Ben Franklin] made them famous ... but they may be Zamboni piles — a battery dating back to 1812 invented by a priest who appears to have had nothing to do with ice rinks.

Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity, but he discovered how to harness its power for common use. Franklin's kite ...

Though there were earlier experiments involving batteries, what’s widely considered the first true battery was created ... came from none other than Benjamin Franklin. According to Smithsonian ...

In 1748, Benjamin Franklin invented what he called the electric wheel. This is usually cited as the first electrostatic motor and sometimes as the first electric motor, depending on your definition.