DC generatorThomas Alva Edison · 1890
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1890
50.0 x 21.0 cm
NEMO Science Museum
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931)
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931): American inventor of the light bulb, phonograph & motion pictures. Pioneer of industrial research with 1093+ patents. Explore his legacy!
NEMO Science Museum (Amsterdão, Países Baixos)
Forma revestida de cobre projetada por Renzo Piano
Edison built this DC generator based on his 1878 design. The two long, vertically oriented black cylinders are the field coils that generate the magnetic field in which the rotor turns. The shape of those coils led the lab workers who worked on this design – all of whom were men – to refer it as ‘The Long-legged Mary-Ann’. The rotor is on the bottom, behind an upright lever. The lever controls a switch that can be set so the power generated by the rotor flows through the field coils in a parallel circuit, allowing the generator to create its own field. This type of generator was built in various sizes, and there are versions up to two metres high. Large horizontal versions were used for the world
Sobre esta obra
- Título: DC generator
- Artista: Thomas Alva Edison
- Ano: 1890
- Dimensões originais: 50.0 x 21.0 cm
- Formato: Portrait
- Estado dos direitos autorais: Domínio público
- Onde ver: NEMO Science Museum
- Movimento: Other
- Cor principal: Gray
- Palavras-chave: industrial art piece, vintage mechanical art, museum artwork”
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