Diviš's lightning rod
Model of Prokop Diviš's lightning rod near his birthplace. Václav Prokop Diviš (1698-1765) was an important inventor, he experimented with static electricity, built a powerful water pump, but mainly an earthed lightning rod. He "combed" the clouds with his metal spikes and equalized the difference between the charge of the atmosphere and the earth's surface, and also drew lightning. Unfortunately, the peasants who this scientific idea…
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