Who created the first capacitor

Hello dear subscribers and guests of my channel. A capacitor is a radioelement, without which no modern electronic device is impossible. Do you know how it was invented, and who was the first to create a modern capacitor? No? So in this material I will tell you about the very first experiments and experiments.

The first version of the invention of the capacitor

There are three versions of creating a capacitor, and two of them are associated with the Dutch scientist Peter van Muschenbrook, who in 1745 conducted numerous experiments with an electric machine.

During the next such experiment, the scientist, by pure chance, placed one of the electrodes of the machine in a glass jar filled with water. And after finishing work with the machine, he also accidentally touched the electrode and received a fairly strong electric shock.

Recovering from such a shock, he reported the results of his experiment to the French scientific council. This is the first version.

Second version

The second version looks much more plausible, according to which the same scientist conducted experiments purposefully and there was no accident.

So Mushenbrook, knowing about the non-conductivity of glass (dielectric), during the experiment held his hand to the outer wall cans, and after the machine stopped working, touched the electrode with the other hand, which was all the time in water.

Thus, the circuit was closed, and the entire accumulated charge passed through the experimenter.

In 1746, in another letter to his friend and colleague Réaumur, he described his feelings from the experiment as follows:

“I do not advise anyone to repeat this new and certainly terrible experience. And even for the sake of the crown of France I will not go for a second experiment. "

Since a series of experiments was carried out in the city of Leiden, the device subsequently invented in this way became known as the Leiden Bank. This name was given by Jean-Antoine Nollet, who was actively selling the product to the wealthy of that time who were fond of electricity.

As is often the case, scientists independently conduct similar experiments.

The third version of the creation of the first capacitor

According to another version, the first capacitor was created by the rector of the cathedral in Pomerania (Germany), Edward von Kleist. The scientist - the abbot conducted experiments with holy water and wanted to improve it with the help of electricity. Only in addition to the electrode, he placed a nail in a jar of consecrated water.

Having also touched him after the experiment, the abbot received a strong electric shock, which was reported to the German scientific community.

Experiments with the Leiden Bank

The most striking experiment with the created device was carried out by a physicist of French origin J. Nollet at Versailles in the presence of the king.

A line of 180 guards was lined up and the first of them held on to the outer part of the Leiden Bank, and the 180th touched an electrode submerged in the water. The discharge was felt by all 180 guardsmen holding hands, and, according to one version, this is how the term "Electric circuit" was born.

Subsequently, a huge number of experiments were carried out, and the Leiden battery was transformed into modern capacitors.

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