galvanism
noun
gal·va·nism
ˈgal-və-ˌni-zəm 
1
: a direct current of electricity especially when produced by chemical action
2
: the therapeutic use of direct electric current (as for pain relief)
3
: vital or forceful activity
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Inspired by galvanism—an idea made famous by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—Alessandro Volta stacked some zinc and copper discs with cardboard in-between, stuck it in some saltwater, and prototyped a technology that today still underpins much of our lives.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Writing her imaginary story of a being jolted to life by Victor Frankenstein, Mary drew on the cutting-edge science of her time, including galvanism and electricity.
—The Economist, 17 Feb. 2018
Instead galvanism led to life-saving interventions—the pacemaker and the defibrillator among them.
—Charles Kenny, Slate Magazine, 16 Jan. 2017
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Writing her imaginary story of a being jolted to life by Victor Frankenstein, Mary drew on the cutting-edge science of her time, including galvanism and electricity.
—The Economist, 17 Feb. 2018
Instead galvanism led to life-saving interventions—the pacemaker and the defibrillator among them.
—Charles Kenny, Slate Magazine, 16 Jan. 2017
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galvanism
noun
gal·va·nism
ˈgal-və-ˌniz-əm
1
: a direct current of electricity especially when produced by chemical action (as in a storage battery)
2
: the therapeutic use of direct electric current (as to relieve pain)
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