Who invented the earliest capacitor bank (“battery” of leyden jars)? it’s complicated [scanning our past]

Abstract

In this article, the author surveys the scientific literature in order to settle the question of who should be credited with inventing the capacitor bank. The story shows how international science was in the 18th century, in spite of the limitations of communications technology.

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