10.15. Discoveries, Innovations
A discovery leading to a new electrical method for medical use is one thing, the start-up of industrial production and marketing of suitable equipment is another. As we already have seen in this chapter, discoveries have often appeared without being followed by any industrial production. Scientific experimentation with electricity applied to animals and humans was going on since the first practical sources of electricity were invented. By 1740, the electrostatic machine was in widespread use all over Europe, partly from influence of the French court. The lightning in nature was explained as dangerous large electric discharges, and the invention of lightning rods reduced risk for animals, people, and buildings. Other ...
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