1745 ⟶ Ewald von Kleist Invents the Leyden Jar
Ewald Georg von Kleist first capacitor, the Leyden jar.
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1745
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1857
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Germany💡 Ewald von Kleist Invents the Leyden Jar
Ewald Georg von Kleist first capacitor, the Leyden jar.⟶
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Musschenbroek and Kleist independently develop the Leyden jar, an early form of capacitor.⟶
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