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Electrical Boxer Listen The Elextrical Boxer works based on attraction and repulsion of electrostatic forces. Movement is initiated by charging the body of the boxer so that his hands will be moving a

Electrical Experiments for Entertainment Purposes Listen These exhibits are experimental setups made for entertainment's sake. They could be found in the parlours of educated families throughout the 1

Electrical Hailstorm Listen The Electrical Hailstorm works based on attraction and repulsion of electrostatic forces between the elder pith balls in a condensator setup. Once an electrostatic charge h

Electrical Sportsman Listen The Electrical Sportman is operated with the help of an electrostatic generator that charges the Leyden Jar on the base plate of the setup. The ‘Birds’ are electrically con

Vocational Specialisation Electrical Technology Listen The central point of focus in teaching and research in Electrical Technolgy is on professional gainful employment and the organisation of relevan

Electric and Elektromagnetic Experiments Listen Barlow's Wheel Coulomb's Torsion Balance Electrostatic Generator Henley's Quadrant Electrometer Leyden Jars Tangent Galvanometer Voltaic Crown of Cups E

Electricity Listen In 1778, a strange line pattern in the grass leads Martin, Andreas and Michael to a talk of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. He describes the geneation of these patterns in his laborato

Electrophorus Listen The Electrophorus is an electrostatic generator, developed by Wilcke around 1761 and popularised by Volta towards the end of the 18 th century. The electrophorus consists of a res

disc of acrylic glass is used for reasons of practicability and safety. further reading Hackmann, W. D. (1978). Electricity from Glass: The History of the Frictional Electrical Machine 1600 - 1850 . Alphen

Elena Chechik Listen Contact E-mail elena.chechik -PleaseRemoveIncludingDashes- @ uni-flensburg.de Building Gebäude Riga 6 Room RIG 606 Street Mitscherlich-Nielsen-Straße 2f Post code / City 24943 Fle