Homemade Lightning

Creative Experiments in Electricity

Richard A. Ford

256 pages, parution le 01/09/2001

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Résumé

One of the best books on electrostatics for the hobbyists, inventor, or experimenter is updated and expanded to include newly uncovered information on electrostatic generators and complete instructions for building various types, including Wimshurst and Van de Graaff generators. Throughout the book, the author provides hard-to-find information on electrical anomalies, which represent the frontier of electrostatic research.Covering theory and presenting electroscope and other construction projects and experiments, this handbook also includes experiments with electrohorticulture, gravitation and electricity, cold light, and electric tornadoes. Homemade Lightning is both an excellent first book for the building electrical experimenter and a superb book for accomplished experimenters who haven't spent much time with electrostatics.

Build a Wimshurst generator or modify your Van de Graaf for creative, hands-on experiments—explore the wide-open frontiers of electrostatics.

Enter the wide-open frontier of high-voltage electrostatics with this fascinating, experiment-filled guide. You"ll discover how to make your own equipment, how electricity is used in healing, and the workings of many experiments in high potential physics! Starting with electrostatic basics, R.A. Ford"s highly praised Homemade Lightning entertains, instructs, and challenges. It"s the only comprehensive electrostatics book packed with useful projects for serious hobbyists, students, inventors, and experimenters!

LOADS OF FASCINATING EXPERIMENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Perfect for beginning electrical experimentation or advancing an interest in electrostatics, Homemade Lightning takes you through electrostatic generator construction and operation to prepare you for a number of unusual projects. Inside, you"ll find a complete description of several types of generators, including the Wimshurst and Van de Graaff, plus specific details for experiments with

Electroscopes
Electrohorticulture
Electroaerodynamics
High-voltage capacitators
Countergravitation
Cold light
Electric tornadoes
And more

FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE

Featuring beautiful illustrations from turn-of-the-century science journals of Victorian-era electrostatic generator designs, Homemade Lightning provides hard-to-find information on electrical anomalies"the key to the future of electrostatic research. This is a book that everyone interested in the mystery and power of lighting will treasure.

Contents

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 Generator.
Chapter 5: Unusual Generator Designs.
Chapter 6: Theories of Generator Operation.

Part II: Accessory Instruments, Experiments, and Applications.

Chapter 7: The Electroscope.
Chapter 8: The Leyden Jar Condenser.
Chapter 9: The Electrophorus.
Chapter 10: Electrostatic Motors.
Chapter 11: Electrohorticulture. Electrotherapeutics.
Chapter 12: High Voltage Humans.
Chapter 13: Cold Light.
Chapter 14: Miscellaneous Experiments.
Chapter 15: Electroaerodynamics.
Chapter 16: Countergravitation.
Chapter 17: Unusual Electric Discharges.
Chapter 18: Some Philosophical Conclusions and Insights.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Richard A. Ford
Parution	01/09/2001
Nb. de pages	256
Format	18,5 x 23,3
Couverture	Broché
Poids	563g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071373234
ISBN13	978-0-07-137323-4