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Vital Electricity

You're Dead to Me

CHAPTER

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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