#history of physics

Stories tagged “history of physics” in the Weird Science History archive — 3 stories connected by this topic.

• The Turkey Benjamin Franklin Tried to Electrocute — and Shocked Himself Instead
• The Abbé Who Shocked 200 Monks in a Line a Mile Long to Time the Speed of Electricity
• The Rays 300 Scientists Saw That Were Never There

Related topics: #18th century #electricity #Leyden jar #Benjamin Franklin #Blondlot #capacitors #experimenter bias #Jean-Antoine Nollet