Giovanni Aldini
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Giovanni Aldini was an Italian medical doctor and physicist born in Bologna. He is considered a pioneer in the field of electrophysiology. His work on Galvanism – the electrical stimulation of muscles
Portrait of Giovanni Aldini, 1829
Aldini demonstrating electricity generated by an ox head
De animali electricitate ("The animal electricity"), 1794
George Forster (murderer)
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George Forster was found guilty of murdering his wife and child by drowning them in Paddington Canal, London. He was hanged at Newgate on 18 January 1803, shortly after which his body was taken to a n
Giovanni Aldini
…and humans. Aldini's most famous public demonstration of the electro-stimulation technique of deceased limbs was performed on the executed criminal George Forster at Newgate in London in 1803. The electrical stimulation created such violent movements in the corpse that many onlookers believed the dead man was on…
An illustration of a galvanised corpse