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    James Wimshurst (13 April 1832 – 3 January 1903) was an English inventor, engineer and shipwright. Though Wimshurst did not patent his machines and the...
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    high voltages developed between 1880 and 1883 by British inventor James Wimshurst (1832–1903). [citation needed] It has a distinctive appearance with...
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  • Wimshurst is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Henry Wimshurst (1804–1884), English shipbuilder James Wimshurst (1832–1903)...
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    known as the Toepler–Holtz machine. In 1878, the British inventor James Wimshurst started his studies about electrostatic generators, improving the Holtz...
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    Two-stroke engine – Joseph Day The Wimshurst machine is an Electrostatic generator for producing high voltages – James Wimshurst Wind tunnel – Francis Herbert...
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    tornado, tsunami tank, Tesla coil, heliostat system, and a Wimshurst machine built by James Wimshurst in the late 19th century. Also housed are Newton's Cradle...
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  • Henry Wimshurst (1804–1884) was a 19th-century British shipbuilder. Wimshurst was in business at Ratcliffe Cross Dock in east London. He is remembered...
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  • (1835–1919). 1880–1883: The Wimshurst machine, an Electrostatic generator for producing high voltages, developed by James Wimshurst (1832–1903). 1884: Steam...
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    lights installed in Manhattan. 1880–1883: James Wimshurst of Poplar, London, England invents the Wimshurst Machine. 1881–1885: Stefan Drzewiecki of Podolia...
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  • British inventor James Wimshurst developed an apparatus that had two glass disks mounted on two shafts. It was not until 1883 that the Wimshurst machine was...
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