
Vital Electricity
You're Dead to Me
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The History of Ancient Medicine
The ancient Greeks and Romans were fascinated by electricity. In 1646, Sir Thomas Brown becomes the first person to use the word 'electricity' in the English language. Otto von Gericke invented the first electrostatic generator in 1663. Francis Hawkesby created purple light which is now known as "electro luminescence"
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