wimshurst machine

• Generador electrostático que produce electricidad de alto voltaje mediante discos de vidrio giratorios y escobillas metálicas, usado históricamente en experimentos y demostraciones de física.

An electrostatic generator device that produces high voltage electricity through rotating glass disks and metal brushes, used historically in physics experiments and demonstrations.

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   A device that uses rotating disks and metal brushes to generate high-voltage static electricity through electrostatic induction.

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   • The physics teacher demonstrated the wimshurst machine to show how static electricity builds up.
   • In the lab, we used a wimshurst machine to create sparks for our experiment.
   • The wimshurst machine is a classic example of an electrostatic generator from the 19th century.