History of Electrostatic Generators

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Hans-Peter Mathematick Technick Algorithmick Linguistick Omnium Gatherum, 10 p.The Beginnings The Sulphur Ball A Baroque Gas Discharging LampThe Beer Glass Generator The Leyden JarThe Disk Rotor The Advanced Rotor The Wimshurst Machine The Van-DeGraaff Generator The Steam Electrostatic Generator ConclusionToday, everybody is familiar with electricity. Let's say, almost everybody uses electricity as a ready-for-use energy that is provided in a clean way. This is the result of long research and engineering work which can be traced back for centuries. The first generators of electricity were not electrodynamic as today's machines, but they were based on electrostatic principles. Long before electrodynamic generators were invented, electrostatic machines and devices had their place in science. Due to their principle of operation, electrostatic generators produce high voltage, but low currents. The output is always a unipolar static voltage. Depending from the used materials, it may be positve or negative.