jan 1, 1745 - Leyden Jar got invented.

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Ewald Georg von Kleist and Pieter van Musschenbroek invented Leyden jars around 1745. Those jars played a MASSIVE role in promoting electrical experiments, since it was the first object that could save a high voltage electrical charge. Leyden jars were used to conduct many early experiments of electricity, and played a fundamental role in study of electrostatics.

Source:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Leyden Jar.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 16 May 2013, www.britannica.com/technology/Leyden-jar.

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