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David Stern
Available Languages: English, Spanish
This web page provides instructions for building an Electrophorus from common household items. This type of capacitor was invented by Volta and may have been used to amplify voltage in his experiments. A historical perspective and links to other materials on electrostatics is provided.
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![]() <a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=3219">Stern, David. Frying Pan Electrophorus. January 4, 2005.</a>
![]() D. Stern, Frying Pan Electrophorus (1998), <http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/electrph.htm>.
![]() Stern, D. (2005, January 4). Frying Pan Electrophorus. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/electrph.htm
![]() Stern, David. Frying Pan Electrophorus. January 4, 2005. http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/electrph.htm (accessed 31 March 2023).
![]() Stern, David. Frying Pan Electrophorus. 1998. 4 Jan. 2005. 31 Mar. 2023 <http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/electrph.htm>.
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