Device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy

Electricity from glass : the history of the frictional electrical machine, 1600-1850 / by W.D. Hackmann.

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Electric generators

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Electricity from glass : the history of the frictional electrical machine, 1600-1850 / by W.D. Hackmann.