Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by some experiments and demonstrations in electricity based upon
A) Galvani's research.
B) Voltaire's research.
C) the writings of Alessandro Volta.
D) Benjamin Franklin's research.
E) William Gilbert's compass.

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Mary Shelley was inspired by Luigi Galvani's research on electricity and its effects on the muscles of dead animals, which he called "animal electricity." She also witnessed a demonstration by Giovanni Aldini, Galvani's nephew, in which he used electrical currents to stimulate the muscles of a recently executed criminal, an event that is said to have influenced her creation of Frankenstein's monster.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Was Inspired by Some Experiments and Demonstrations