Electrostatic

Basic Properties of Electric Charge

Basic Properties of Electric Charge

Long before the term 'electricity' was coined, ancient civilizations noticed strange forces at play. The Greeks, for example, found that ...
Van de Graaff Generator

Van de Graaff Generator

The Van de Graaff Generator, a remarkable invention in the field of electrostatics, was the brainchild of Robert J. Van ...
Energy Stored In Capacitors

Energy Stored In Capacitors

The story of capacitors begins in the mid-18th century. Two European scientists, Ewald Georg von Kleist, and Pieter van Musschenbroek, ...
combination of Capacitor

Combination of Capacitors

The journey of capacitors began in the 1740s with the invention of the Leyden jar. This was a simple device ...
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Cylindrical Capacitor

The journey of capacitors begins in antiquity. The ancient Greeks discovered that amber when rubbed, could attract light particles—a phenomenon ...
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Spherical Capacitor

The story of capacitors begins in the 18th century. It was a time of wigs, quills, and the birth of ...
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Parallel Plate Capacitor

In the mid-18th century, during a period known as the Enlightenment, two scientists, Ewald Georg von Kleist and Pieter van ...
Capacitor

Capacitor

The story of the capacitor begins in the 18th century. It was a time of great scientific discovery, and among ...
Electric Potential

Electric Potential

The story of electric potential began long before the term itself was coined. In the 17th century, pioneers like Otto ...
Electric flux

Electric Flux

The concept of electric flux emerges from the work on electricity and magnetism that began in the 18th century. During ...