DocumentCode
1099611
Title
Franklin´s `jack´
Author
Donaldson, P.E.K.
Volume
3
Issue
3
fYear
1994
fDate
6/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
117
Lastpage
118
Abstract
Electromagnetic motors became a theoretical possibility in the first half of the nineteenth century, and a practical proposition in the second. However, Benjamin Franklin had a useful, truly electric, motor before 1750. The author briefly describes the motor and its operating principle, as well as a modern reconstruction
Keywords
electric motors; history; Benjamin Franklin; Franklin´s jack; electric motor; electromagnetic motors; operating principle;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Science and Education Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0963-7346
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/esej:19940308
Filename
291653
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