Talk:Ebenezer Kinnersley

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Ebenezer Kinnersley's Nationality & Citizenship[edit]

It seems strange to record Ebenezer Kinnersley's nationality as British.... he left those shores when he was three year's old.

Also a little odd to refer to him as an "American Citizen"; granted he died exactly 2 years after the Declaration of Independence and lived in suburban Philidelphia (independent capital), but this was the twilight of his life, in old age and ill-health. What was Kinnersley's stance on Independence? Is there any evidence he accepted American Citizenship?

I suggest something along the lines of "American colonial". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidbrookesland (talk • contribs) 16:20, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Heat a wire to incandescence[edit]

The wikipedia article on "Incandescent light bulb" credits Kinnersley in 1761 being the first to discover heating a wire to incandescence. Why is it not mentioned in his biography since it is so important in the path to electric lighting? Here is the article's sentence: In 1761, Ebenezer Kinnersley demonstrated heating a wire to incandescence.[7] N0w8st8s (talk) 10:14, 19 April 2021 (UTC)n0w8st8s[reply]