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Thales from Milet

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Amber will be attracting other substances, if it has been rubbed against something else before. It works especially well with fur from animals.

Thales von Milet was the first to tell about this phenomenon. At that time nobody was able to explain the effect. Only 2000 years later, scientists were able to state the explanation. By the way: Thales von Milet helped electricity to its name. The Greek word for amber is élektron, namely.

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