Introduction to Static Electricity

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Background

Static electricity is an undeveloped science because, historically, it was not seen as useful - this contrasts with current electricity, which had many uses in providing energy and power.

Since the 1940s the greater use of plastics and new technologies have made electrostatics a more researched area, but the general level of knowledge about static electricity is still quite low.

In industrial applications, it is often still a matter of judgement, not science. There are too many physics and chemistry complexities involved to allow a perfect analysis. There are also problems with measurement.