• DocumentCode
    946039
  • Title

    Franklin as electrician

  • Author

    Finn, Bernard S.

  • Author_Institution
    Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
  • Volume
    64
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    1270
  • Lastpage
    1273
  • Abstract
    Benjamin Franklin´s electrical work is reviewed, much of it through his own words. Emphasis is placed on the important role new instrumentation-the improved electrostatic machine and the Leyden jar-played in the development of his theoretical views.
  • Keywords
    Electrostatics; Engineering profession; Foot; Generators; Glass; History; Roads; Spinning; Spirals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1976.10314
  • Filename
    1454583
    • Link To Document
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