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- Book Title
- Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in Electricity
- Publication Name
- Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in Electricity
- Title
- Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in Electricity
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780071373234
- ISBN
- 9780071373234
- Publisher
- Mcgraw-Hill Education
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering
- Release Year
- 2001
- Release Date
- 16/09/2001
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Item Width
- 7.5in
- Item Weight
- 16.6 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Features
- Revised
- Topic
- Electrical, Electronics / General
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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An excellent first book for the building electrical experimenter and a superb book for accomplished experimenters who haven't spent much time with electrostatics.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-10
0071373233
ISBN-13
9780071373234
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1898035
Product Key Features
Book Title
Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in Electricity
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Electrical, Electronics / General
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
7.5in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qc573.F67 2001
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
3
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From January/February 2003 issue Hands-on high-voltage experimentalists interested in electrostatic machines will love this book. Filled with design plans for building electrostatic generators and various high-voltage components, this book provides the necessary details to construct these devices. Like the first two editions, there are detailed plans describing the construction of a Wimhurst machine. This edition however, details a more simplified but larger and improved version than previously described. There is also now an entire chapter devoted to Van de Graff generators describing the principles of operation, construction, modifications for improvement, and making accessories. There are many illustrations and photos describing the construction of these generators as well as methods for making electroscopes, large capacitors, and an electrophorus. There are many tips and tricks revealed that show how to make various parts like high-voltage corona spheres, shorting rods, and terminals. Other topics include electrostatic motors, cold light, levitation, exploding wire experiments, and historical notes on unusual electric discharges. A revised bibliography and materials supplier list also made in this new edition. Anyone with an interest in high-voltage electrostatics will find this book to be not only a "cookbook" for designing and building high-voltage generators but also an historical account of the Wimhurst and Van de Graff generators., From January/February 2003 issueHands-on high-voltage experimentalists interested in electrostatic machines will love this book. Filled with design plans for building electrostatic generators and various high-voltage components, this book provides the necessary details to construct these devices. Like the first two editions, there are detailed plans describing the construction of a Wimhurst machine. This edition however, details a more simplified but larger and improved version than previously described. There is also now an entire chapter devoted to Van de Graff generators describing the principles of operation, construction, modifications for improvement, and making accessories. There are many illustrations and photos describing the construction of these generators as well as methods for making electroscopes, large capacitors, and an electrophorus. There are many tips and tricks revealed that show how to make various parts like high-voltage corona spheres, shorting rods, and terminals. Other topics include electrostatic motors, cold light, levitation, exploding wire experiments, and historical notes on unusual electric discharges. A revised bibliography and materials supplier list also made in this new edition.Anyone with an interest in high-voltage electrostatics will find this book to be not only a "cookbook" for designing and building high-voltage generators but also an historical account of the Wimhurst and Van de Graff generators.
Table of Content
Introduction. Lightning and Electrocution Safety. Part I: Design and Construction. Chapter 1: Types of Electrostatic Generators. Chapter 2: Elements of Good Design. Chapter 3: James Wimshurst's Influence Machine. Chapter 4: The Author's Generators. Chapter 5: Unusual Generator Designs. Chapter 6: Theories of Generator Operation. Chapter 7: Van de Graaff Generators. Part II: Accessory Instruments, Experiments, and Applications. Chapter 8: The Electroscope. Chapter 9: The Leyden Jar Condenser. Chapter 10: The Electrophorus. Chapter 11: Electrostatic Motors. Chapter 12: Electrohorticulture. Chapter 13: Electrotherapy. Chapter 14: High-Voltage Humans. Chapter 15: Cold Light. Chapter 16: Miscellaneous Experiments. Chapter 17: Electroaerodynamics. Chapter 18: Countergravitation. Chapter 19: Exploding Wire Experiments. Chapter 20: Unusual Electric Discharges. Chapter 21: Some Philosophical Conclusions and Insights. Appendix. Research Bibliography.
Copyright Date
2002
Lccn
2001-041014
Dewey Decimal
621.31/3
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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