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The Leyden Jar

The initial discovery of the Leyden jar is credited to German physicist and Lutheran cleric Ewald Georg von Kleist, who in 1745 found a method of storing large amounts of electric charge. He lined a glass jar with silver foil, and charged the foil with a friction machine. Kleist was convinced th

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The Leyden Jar

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    1. The Leyden Jar The Leyden jar is a simple device that "stores" static electricity in large amounts. It was the original form of the capacitor. The Leyden jar was used to conduct many early experiments in electricity, and its discovery was of fundamental importance in the study of electricity. Previously, researchers had to resort to insulated conductors of large dimensions to store charge. The Leyden jar provided a much more compact alternative. Ben Franklin perform many electrical experiments using these devices.

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