
Batteries
Patented: History of Inventions
The Origins of Static Electricity
Primitive peoples found that if you rubbed amber with wool, you could create sparks and get little shocks. And they thought that it had magical and mystical qualities. So very early on, people were aware of the electrical properties of amber. An easier way to create static electricity is to rub glass and silk.
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