<s>
The	O
history	B-Algorithm
of	I-Algorithm
bioelectricity	I-Algorithm
dates	O
back	O
to	O
ancient	O
Egypt	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
shocks	O
delivered	O
by	O
the	O
electric	O
catfish	O
were	O
used	O
medicinally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studies	O
by	O
Williamson	O
,	O
Walsh	O
,	O
and	O
Hunter	O
appear	O
to	O
have	O
influenced	O
the	O
thinking	O
of	O
Luigi	O
Galvani	O
and	O
Alessandro	O
Volta	O
–	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
electrophysiology	B-Application
and	O
electrochemistry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
electric	O
eels	O
,	O
having	O
given	O
many	O
shocks	O
,	O
"	O
now	O
require	O
long	O
rest	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
nourishment	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
galvanic	O
power	O
they	O
have	O
suffered	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
swam	O
timidly	O
to	O
the	O
bank	O
of	O
the	O
pond	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
easily	O
caught	O
using	O
small	O
harpoons	B-Application
on	O
ropes	O
.	O
</s>
