Brass wire explosion pattern mb-code JS46977890 A busy street scene in

A busy street scene in central London with figures and omnibuses

the Adelphi

'Gratitude'

Jazz trumpeter Kenny Ball pictured in London's Embankment gardens during rehearsals

Brass wire explosion pattern mb-code JS46977890 A busy street scene inTwo figures of effects produced by the explosion of brass wire positioned over a sheet of paper or glass when subjected to a high voltage electrical current. This was provided by the electrostatic generator and associated machinery designed by John Cuthbertson (bap. 1743 d. 1821) for Martin van Marum and installed at Teyler's Museum at Haarlem in the Netherlands. The results of these experiments are considered to be an early milestone in high energy