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Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test

The EEG (electroencephalograph) literally electrified the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. But for Aparna Nair the dreaded EEG tests of her adolescence were a painful ordeal.

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Titans in the landscape

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Charged bodies

Electrified humans brought education and performance together with a spark in the 18th century.

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Eels and feels

For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual.

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  • Electricity: several electrical machines in use, with a man receiving an electric shock in the background. Engraving, [18th century], by B. Cole.
  • Magneto-electric machine
  • Pixii's magneto-electric machine.
  • Coxeter's magneto-electric machine.
  • Milking machine: electric master pulsator
  • Magneto-electric machine of Nollet and Van Malderen.
  • High-class grocers & provision merchants : Folley & Sons, the Castle Stores, Launceston : 1/4 lb. net. Folley's high grade coffee : freshly ground by electric machine as required. Untouched by hand.
  • Electrical machine by Robert Banks
  • An electrical machine: a man is shown demonstrating a table-top electrical machine to a young woman. Etching, 1760/1790.
  • Electrical machine designed by John Wesley, 18th c.
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