Copper wire explosion pattern Size:L: 80 x 60cm William Easton

William Easton

interior of the haberdasher's shop with the dandy cutting a length of cloth for two women wearing oversized bonnets

14th April 1991

for Scotland

Copper wire explosion pattern Size:L: 80 x 60cm William EastonTwo figures of effects produced by the explosion of copper 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