New research suggests that the story Franklin's famous experiment with lightning may be fiction instead of fact. More than one generation of school children has been amazed by his bravery and his (science) approach to (look) for the truth. However, neither the story nor the details of the experiment are entirely true. Although it has been proved that Franklin's experiment (take) place, more than one scientist has questioned what really happened. detail about the string and the key is true. But (science) all agree that if he had (actual) touched the key, he would certainly have died from the electric shock. Fiction is (interesting) than the truth. People have been more inspired by Franklin's spirit of scientific (explore) than by the facts themselves. But in science, facts should be proved experiments and research.