Ben Franklin: The Importance of the Dielectric

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written by Robert Morse
published by the Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University

The Leyden jar is dissected in a third letter by Benjamin Franklin. This item integrates the historic writing with directions for constructing a flat-plate capacitor and two types of electrostatic motor.

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - Electrostatics General Physics - History	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Curriculum support = Laboratory - Reference Material

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Intended User:	Learner
Format:	application/pdf
Access Rights:	Free access
Restriction:	© 2004 Wright Center for Science Eduction Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Keywords:	Benjamin Frankin on the web, Franklin writings, capicitor, dielectric, electrostatics, history of physics
Record Cloner:	Cloned from PSRC Item 3383 March 2, 2006 by Amin Parnian
Record Updated:	Jul 31, 2007 by caroline hall
Last Update when Cataloged:	February 1, 2006

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R. Morse, Ben Franklin: The Importance of the Dielectric (Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, Medford, 2004), WWW Document, (http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/personal_pages/bob_m/04_Franklin_Lab_Part_IV.pdf).

APA Format

Morse, R. (2006, February 1). Ben Franklin: The Importance of the Dielectric. Retrieved November 20, 2009, from Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University: http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/personal_pages/bob_m/04_Franklin_Lab_Part_IV.pdf

Chicago Format

Morse, Robert. Ben Franklin: The Importance of the Dielectric. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, February 1, 2006. http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/personal_pages/bob_m/04_Franklin_Lab_Part_IV.pdf (accessed 20 November 2009).

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Morse, Robert. Ben Franklin: The Importance of the Dielectric. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, 2004. 1 Feb. 2006. 20 Nov. 2009 <http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/personal_pages/bob_m/04_Franklin_Lab_Part_IV.pdf>.

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@misc{ Author = "Robert Morse", Title = {Ben Franklin: The Importance of the Dielectric}, Publisher = {Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University}, Volume = {2009}, Number = {20 November 2009}, Month = {February 1, 2006}, Year = {2004} }

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