Marx generator

English

Etymology

First described by Erwin Otto Marx in 1924.

Noun

Marx generator (plural Marx generators)

  1. An electric circuit that generates a high-voltage pulse from a low-voltage DC supply, used in high-energy physics experiments and to simulate the effects of lightning.
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