Adalbert von Kleist
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Adalbert von Kleist was a German physicist and cleric best known as one of the independent inventors of the Leyden jar, an early device for storing static electric charge.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adalbert von Kleist canonical | 1 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cleric
ⓘ
human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInvention | electrical devices ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of the Leyden jar ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| developed | early device for storing static electric charge ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrostatics
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | von Kleist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Adalbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later experiments in electricity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early research on static electricity
ⓘ
invention of an early form of the Leyden jar ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first people to store static electricity in a container ⓘ |
| notableWork | early capacitor-like device for storing electric charge ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
physicist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
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