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Wimshurst machine

The Wimshurst machine or Wimshurst influence machine is an electrostatic generator capable of generating high voltages. It was developed between 1880 and 1883 by British inventor James Wimshurst (1832–1903).

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Inception
c. 1880
Inventor
James Wimshurst
Type
electrostatic generator

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Wimshurst machine

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Edges18
Triples23
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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related to Design · 9
Wimshurst machine → An, August Toepler, Earlier, In, Robert Voss, The, These, Wilhelm Holtz, Wimshurst
related to External links · 6
Wimshurst machine → MIT TechTV, Photos, The Wimshurst Machine Website, Video Clips, Wimshurst, Wimshurst MachineMIT
has application · 5
Wimshurst machine → Crookes X-ray, Holtz, They, Today, Wimshurst
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Wimshurst machine → c. 1880
Inventor · 1
Wimshurst machine → James Wimshurst
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Wimshurst machineTypeelectrostatic generator1.00infobox
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Wimshurst machinehas applicationToday0.60section
Wimshurst machinerelated to DesignThese0.60section
Wimshurst machinerelated to DesignEarlier0.60section
Wimshurst machinerelated to DesignWilhelm Holtz0.60section
Wimshurst machinerelated to DesignAugust Toepler0.60section

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