• DocumentCode
    1485056
  • Title

    Early electrical machines

  • Author

    Dibner, Bern

  • Author_Institution
    Burndy Corporation, Norwalk, Conn.
  • Volume
    76
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1957
  • Firstpage
    795
  • Lastpage
    798
  • Abstract
    This is the fifth article of a series on pioneering investigations in electrical science. Some further history on the development of the lightning rod is given along with an account of the Van Marum machine, the largest electrostatic generator built in the 18th Century.
  • Keywords
    Batteries; Discharges (electric); Glass; Grounding; Iron; Lightning; Sparks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1957.6442715
  • Filename
    6442715
    • Link To Document
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