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Ancient Egypt And Its Impact On Modern First-World

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Robert Edison Fulton Jr. once said, “the desert tells a different story, every time one venture into it.” The desert holds lost secrets of ancient civilizations, such as the many acres of land in Ancient Egypt. The ancient empire of Egypt was a nation that had one of the largest impacts on modern-day electrical technology used in first-world countries including but not limited to The United States of America, China, and England. Ancient Egyptians were some of the first humans on this earth to found many ideas for modern electronic technology. Ancient Egypt may have even possibly had ancient electrical technology of its own. Even if Ancient Egypt did not have its electrical technology, they set in place nefarious practices of daily life which …show more content…

According to The University of Wisconsin-Madison, “The ancient Egyptians used the torpedo, an electrical marine ray, in an early form of electrotherapy to treat epilepsy” (Devitt). Ancient Egyptians were the first to think of using electricity as a form of medicine and their techniques have had a lasting impact on modern first-world countries who still use it in their own practices to this day . Ancient Egyptians were also the first to think of the idea of transmitting energy wirelessly. According to scientist William Dunn “ The Egyptian pyramids may have been built to transmit wireless energy that they harnessed” (Dunn). Ancient Egyption electrical technology in first-world countries today by making the idea for wirelessly transmitting energy such as modern-day wifi and Bluetooth signals. The magazine phobia expresses that in ancient Egypt they had “created the theory that the device is an electrical lamp” (Phoneia). The author explains how ancient Egypt drew pictures on caves using carvings that look like a lamp which may have given us the idea today. Ancient Egyptians impacted first-world country electrical technology by creating the ideas for many of the devices people have as well as constantly use in our cultures …show more content…

Dunn explains that he believes ancient Egypt may have created a wireless energy transmitter compared to some that people have today when he states “The pyramids were built coated with valuable metals all to help boost energy produced by the pyramids themself” (Dunn). Ancient Egypt impacted the modern-day use of electrical technologies used by first-world countries by creating the very first energy transmitter which designs people still use today for things such as Bluetooth and wifi. Ancient Egypt was the first people to make electricity a usable medical practice. The University of Wisconsin-Madison expresses “electrical fish have long fascinated humans. The ancient Egyptians used the torpedo, an electrical marine ray, in an early form of electrotherapy to treat epilepsy” (Devitt). Ancient Egypt impacted first-world countries' use of technology powered by electricity by making the foundation for electrical medicine. First-world countries likely got their design for a fundamental battery from ancient Egypt. In ancient code magazine, they state “ These Batteries are unique; they are a discovery that is one of a kind. It is something that tells us that ancient mankind had the technology, adding that they were not as primitive as people thought” (Ancient Code team). Ancient

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