Faraday cage shield
Datemid 19th Century
Inventory NumberDW0999a
ClassificationFaraday Cage
Subject
Cultural Region
Dimensions25.5 × 12.3 × 12.3 cm (10 1/16 × 4 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionFrom Instrument Card: "A pair of spherical brass hallow sheilds, hemespheres, with glass handles"
Signedunsigned
FunctionA Faraday cage or shield is a space enclosed by a conducting material. The presence of the conducting material forces the electric potential to be uniform inside. This hinders the propagation of electric currents inside (for example, lightning).
In this particular case the hemispheres form the exterior of the cage.
In this particular case the hemispheres form the exterior of the cage.
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Alain Brieux, Paris, 1962.
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