About Electricity, Lightning, and Lichtenberg Figures
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- What does it mean?
- This is a title about electricity and Lichtenberg figures.
- In plain terms
- A text discussing physics concepts named after Lichtenberg.
- What can you take from it?
- Look for this to learn about his scientific contributions.
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- How do names in science shape perception?
- What is a Lichtenberg figure?
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More from Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
1927 General Electric Review Article about Lichtenberg Figures
Permalink to quote #178 Georg Christoph Lichtenberg : Experimental Physics from the Spirit of Aphorism (PDF)
Permalink to quote #172 Lichtenberg digs deeper than anyone... He speaks from the subterranean depths. Only he who himself digs deep hears him.
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