One of the first to explore this new field was Otto von Guericke, who constructed an electrostatic generator to help with his experiments. [Markus Bindhammer] has reconstructed this machine ...

Since an ion drive wouldn’t add much thrust to a bicycle operated on the Earth, [Steve] used the electrostatic generator he built to create a sparking light show. The generator is called a ...

Electrostatic generators historically precede electromagnetic generators, and are still used for high voltage applications 1. Their working principle is invariably based on the transport of a ...

This advancement not only exceeds current benchmarks for energy efficiency but also highlights the EMU's versatility with a broad range of generator configurations. Our work represents a significant ...

A: Yes. According to the online Encyclopedia of Alabama, Robert Jemison Van de Graaff (1901-1967) was a physicist who developed an electrostatic generator, named for him, that accelerated ...