The electrostatic properties of membranes
S McLaughlin - Annual review of biophysics and biophysical …, 1989 - annualreviews.org
S McLaughlin
Annual review of biophysics and biophysical chemistry, 1989•annualreviews.orgI Electrostatics was not always unfashionable. In the eighteenth century it was one of the
chief amusements of the French Court and could appropriately be termed a sport of kings.
For example, Abbe Nollet arranged a spectacular performance at the Couvent de Paris for
Louis XV." He assembled seven hundred monks in a line, each joined electrically to his
neighbor by means of a bit of iron wire clasped in either hand. The circuit was completed by
having the monks at the end joined to the prime conductor and the condenser by a similar …
chief amusements of the French Court and could appropriately be termed a sport of kings.
For example, Abbe Nollet arranged a spectacular performance at the Couvent de Paris for
Louis XV." He assembled seven hundred monks in a line, each joined electrically to his
neighbor by means of a bit of iron wire clasped in either hand. The circuit was completed by
having the monks at the end joined to the prime conductor and the condenser by a similar …
I Electrostatics was not always unfashionable. In the eighteenth century it was one of the chief amusements of the French Court and could appropriately be termed a sport of kings. For example, Abbe Nollet arranged a spectacular performance at the Couvent de Paris for Louis XV." He assembled seven hundred monks in a line, each joined electrically to his neighbor by means of a bit of iron wire clasped in either hand. The circuit was completed by having the monks at the end joined to the prime conductor and the condenser by a similar means. At the moment of discharge, to the great joy and amusement of the king and retinue, although to the discomfort of the monks, the seven hundred monks... leaped into the air with a simultaneity of precision outrivalling the timing of the most perfect corps de ballet"(42a).
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