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English Scientist William Gilbert made a study on electricity and magnetism, distinguishing the lodestone effect from the static electricity created by rubbing amber. Used the Latin word "electricus" or "like amber" to describe the force.
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English words "electric" and "electricity" made their first appearances in Thomas Browne's Pseudodoxia Epidemica,
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Benjamin Franklin is said to have attached a metal key to a kite string in a thunderstorm and saw sparks jumping from the key to his hand, confirming that lightning was an electrical force.
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Luigi Galvani published his study on bioelectricity, saying that electricity passes through nerve cells.
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Alessandro Volta created a battery out of zinc and copper.
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Smauel Soemmering created the first telegraph.
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Electric Motor invented by Michael Faraday.
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Georg Ohm mathematically analyzed the electrical circuit.
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Tesla Coil created by Nikola Tesla.
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Cathose Ray Tube Amusement Device patented by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann.
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Rob Summers was implanted with an electronic stimulation device which allowed him to stand independently after being paralyzed.
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IDC Energy Insights predicts there will be 3 Million electric cars on the road by 2015.
