Who discover the Leyden jar?
Who discover the Leyden jar? Pieter van Musschenbroek Ewald Georg von Kleist Leyden jar/Inventors Leyden jar, device for storing static electricity, discovered accidentally and investigated by the Dutch physicist Pieter van Musschenbroek of the University of Leiden in 1746, and independently by the German inventor Ewald Georg von Kleist in 1745. How does Leyden jar work? Inside the jar hangs a metal chain. This chain is connected to a brass rod extending up through the insulating wooden lid and terminating in a ball. This whole setup is grounded, meaning it's attached to the earth (or to something else that's attached...