Componentclature
Componentclature
(OP)
This one's puzzled me for many years, and a google search using various combinations of keywords yielded nothing. When did "Condenser" become "Capacitor"? I figured (probably incorrectly) that the term condenser was coined to reflect the apparent condensing of a force from the ether when leyden jars were used to receive broad spectrum signals from spark gaps. And I can see where the word capacitor fits in, but when and why did it appear? Any ideas?




