Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in Electricity
2nd Edition
Published on 31. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-07-021528-3 (ISBN)
Description
This text on electrostatics for the hobbyist, inventor or experimenter provides information on electrical anomalies, which represent the frontier of electrostatic research. It covers theory, as well as experiments with electrohorticulture, gravitation and electricity, cold light, and electric tornadoes. This edition includes information on electrostatic generators, and complete instructions for building various types, including Wimshurst and Van de Graaf generators.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Illustrations
225 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-021528-3 (9780070215283)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide
Content
Introduction.Lightning and Electrocution Safety.Part I: Design and Construction.Types of Electrostatic Generators.Elements of Good Design.James Wimshurst's Influence Machine.The Author's Generator.Unusual Generator Designs.Theories of Generator Operation.Part II: Accessory Instruments, Experiments, and Applications.The Electroscope.The Leyden Jar Condenser.The Electrophorous.Electrostatic Motors Electrohorticulture.Electrotherapeutics.High Voltage Humans.Cold Light.Miscellaneous Experiments.Electroaerodynamics.Countergravitation.Unusual Electric Discharges.Some Philosophical Conclusions and Insights.