• dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Rabbit hole time.

    So there actually was some electrical research being conducted in 1705, but it was all static electricity. It could be argued that there was a non-zero amount generated and consumed, but it’s really, really small. ChatGPT threw out a value of “20 milliwatts” for this, citing that it was “about the power of a dim LED”.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hauksbee