Showing posts with label History of Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History of Science. Show all posts
Sunday, October 18, 2009
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Faraday Cage
In 1836 Michael Faraday observed that the charge on a charged conductor resided only on its exterior and had no influence on anything enclosed within it. To demonstrate this fact he built a room coated with metal foil and allowed high-voltage discharges from an electrostatic generator to strike the outside of the room. He used an electroscope to show that there was no electric charge present on the inside of the room's walls. This is a modern example of a Faraday Cage.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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