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Electrostatic motor

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An electrostatic motor or capacitor motor is a type of electric motor based on the attraction and repulsion of electric charge. [1]

22 relations: Andrew Gordon (Benedictine), Atmospheric electricity, Benjamin Franklin, Cathode, Duality (electrical circuits), Electric charge, Electric motor, Electrostatic generator, Elihu Thomson, Gridded ion thruster, Hair, Incandescent light bulb, Ion thruster, Ionization, Microelectromechanical systems, Molecular motor, Nanomotor, Oxford Electric Bell, Thomas Townsend Brown, United States Patent and Trademark Office, University of California, Berkeley, Xenon.

Andrew Gordon (Benedictine)

Andrew Gordon (15 June 1712 - 22 August 1751) was a Scottish Benedictine monk, physicist and inventor.

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Atmospheric electricity

Atmospheric electricity is the study of electrical charges in the Earth's atmosphere (or that of another planet).

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Cathode

A cathode is the electrode from which a conventional current leaves a polarized electrical device.

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Duality (electrical circuits)

In electrical engineering, electrical terms are associated into pairs called duals.

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Electric charge

Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.

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Electric motor

An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

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Electrostatic generator

An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is an electromechanical generator that produces static electricity, or electricity at high voltage and low continuous current.

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Elihu Thomson

Elihu Thomson (March 29, 1853 – March 13, 1937) was an English-born American engineer and inventor who was instrumental in the founding of major electrical companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

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Gridded ion thruster

The gridded ion thruster is a common design for ion thrusters, a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion running on electrical power.

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Hair

Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis.

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Incandescent light bulb

An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light (incandescence).

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Ion thruster

An ion thruster or ion drive is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion.

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Ionization

Ionization or ionisation, is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons to form ions, often in conjunction with other chemical changes.

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Microelectromechanical systems

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS, also written as micro-electro-mechanical, MicroElectroMechanical or microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems and the related micromechatronics) is the technology of microscopic devices, particularly those with moving parts.

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Molecular motor

Molecular motors are biological molecular machines that are the essential agents of movement in living organisms.

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Nanomotor

A nanomotor is a molecular or nanoscale device capable of converting energy into movement.

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Oxford Electric Bell

The Oxford Electric Bell or Clarendon Dry Pile is an experimental electric bell that was set up in 1840 and which has run nearly continuously ever since.

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Thomas Townsend Brown

Thomas Townsend Brown (March 18, 1905 – October 27, 1985) was an American inventor whose research into odd electrical effects led him to believe he had discovered a connection between strong electric fields and gravity, a type of antigravity effect.

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United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.

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University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public research university in Berkeley, California.

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Xenon

Xenon is a chemical element with symbol Xe and atomic number 54.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_motor

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