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This website, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, provides a 1933 time-lapse photograph of a high-voltage electric discharge emitted by a Van de Graff generator. The research applications that drove the development of this apparatus are described along with the technique used to generate such high voltages. An image gallery provides additional photographs of the large structure. Also provided are links to Van de Graff's original papers.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=6622">Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, December 31, 2004.</a>
AIP Format
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2004), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20170205181722/http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/van-de-graaff/).
AJP/PRST-PER
The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2004), <http://web.archive.org/web/20170205181722/http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/van-de-graaff/>.
APA Format
The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933. (2004, December 31). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://web.archive.org/web/20170205181722/http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/van-de-graaff/
Chicago Format
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, December 31, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20170205181722/http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/van-de-graaff/ (accessed 1 May 2025).
MLA Format
The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. 31 Dec. 2004. 1 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20170205181722/http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/van-de-graaff/>.
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@misc{
Title = {The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933},
Publisher = {Massachusetts Institute of Technology},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {December 31, 2004},
Year = {2004}
}
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%T The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933 %D December 31, 2004 %I Massachusetts Institute of Technology %C Cambridge %U http://web.archive.org/web/20170205181722/http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/van-de-graaff/ %O image/jpeg
EndNote Export Format
%0 Electronic Source %D December 31, 2004 %T The Van de Graaff Generator, 1933 %I Massachusetts Institute of Technology %V 2025 %N 1 May 2025 %8 December 31, 2004 %9 image/jpeg %U http://web.archive.org/web/20170205181722/http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/van-de-graaff/ Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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