In 1705 35-year-old Francis Hauksbee displayed a rotating glass bowl, which extracted electricity while rubbing with hands.
In 1705 35-year-old Francis Hauksbee displayed a rotating glass bowl, which extracted electricity while rubbing with hands.
For the first time people could see blue light in the dark, yet Hauksbee still did not realize he had voluntarily become the first inventor of electricity.
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