1745 ⟶ Leyden Jar Development: Early Capacitor

Musschenbroek and Kleist independently develop the Leyden ja...
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⚡ Otto von Guericke Invents the Friction Machine

Friction machine: Invented by Otto von Guericke.⟶
Otto von Guericke Invents the Friction Machine (1663)
ElectricityPhysicsExperimentationScientific Revolution
GermanyGermany

💡 Leyden Jar Development: Early Capacitor

Musschenbroek and Kleist independently develop the Leyden jar, an early form of capacitor.⟶
Leyden Jar Development: Early Capacitor (1745)
PhysicsElectricityCapacitorScientific RevolutionInstrumentationExperimentation
NetherlandsNetherlandsGermanyGermany

💡 Ewald von Kleist Invents the Leyden Jar

Ewald Georg von Kleist first capacitor, the Leyden jar.⟶
Ewald von Kleist Invents the Leyden Jar (1745)
ElectricityPhysicsCapacitorExperimentation
GermanyGermany

🧪 Martinus van Marum Pioneers Electrolysis

Martinus van Marum is the first to use the electrolysis technique.⟶
Martinus van Marum Pioneers Electrolysis (1785)
ChemistryElectricityExperimental PhysicsScientific Revolution
NetherlandsNetherlands

💡 Seebeck Discovers Thermoelectric Effect

Thomas Johann Seebeck is the first to observe a property of semiconductors.⟶
Seebeck Discovers Thermoelectric Effect (1821)
PhysicsSemiconductorsElectricityEnergyExperimentation
GermanyGermany