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Invented the Leibniz wheel mechanical calculating machine in 1672

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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Discovered the difference between conductors and insulators in 1729

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Stephen Gray

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Discovered Galvanic action in 1780

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Luigi Galvani

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Invented the electric dry cell in 1800

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Alessandro Volta

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Discovered infrared radiation in 1800

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William Herschel

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Discovered ultraviolet radiation in 1801

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J. W. Jitter

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Invented Optophone in 1817

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E. E. Fournier d’ Albe

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Discovered electromagnetism and invented galvanometer in 1820

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Hans Christian Oersted

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Discovered thermoelectricity in 1821

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T. J. Seebeck

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Developed Fourier analysis in 1828

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Jean Baptiste

Joseph Fourier

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Formulated Ohm’s law 1826

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George S. Ohm

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Discovered electromagnetic induction in 1831
Invented the transformer in 1831
Formulated the law of electrolysis in 1834
Invented the magnetohydrodynamic battery in 1839
Invented the magnetohydrodynamic battery in 1839

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Michael Faraday

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Invented the 1st computer with memory, control, arithmetic unit & I/O in 1833

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Charles Babbage

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Invented telegraphy in 1837

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Samuel Morse

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Invented the electric motor in 1837

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Thomas Davenport

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