eudaemonia
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MR.GGG said:For what it's worth ... the first (sexual) VIBRATOR was "invented" (the use of that is) by a doctor who found it tiring to treat women for "sexual hysteria" during the late Victorian era. The doctors of the day didn't think women were able to orgasm - much like some of the GSpot researchers today. Not a fucking CLUE!! ANyway this doctor was developing sore wrists by having to treat so many women. He was probably good looking and women would come to him for "the treatment" which consisted of manually rubbing the clit until the women experienced some kind of muscular relief! Electricity and some early electrical devices were just starting to be invented. I have no idea if vibrators were used for other jobs but this doctor adapted it to a small for the day contraption - about the size of that big Panasonic vibrator today - and was able to treat women for their terrible affliction without risk of carpel tunnel to himself. The device became fabulously popular and was featured in all the medical catalogues for equipment.
Correction: Electricity was not invented, but rather discovered. The earliest documented reference appears to be, not too suprisingly, from ancient Greece (by the philosopher, Thales).
As far as "early electrical devices" are concerned, Mr. GGG, that's an awfully broad classification of inventions. Generally speaking, the earliest useful electrical devices date back to the 17th century, or ~250 years before your claim.
Specifically, however, vibrators for quasi-medical (read, erotic) purposes date to late 19th century. And yes, those are most definitely inventions just as you suggest.
It is rather curious that someone thought to invent such a gizmo. I'd like to know how it was reasoned out that a mental problem could be cured with erotically, erm, charged methods.
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