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The document describes the history of the electric motor. It explains that the first electric motor was likely built by Andrew Gordon in 1740, but that Michael Faraday demonstrated the principle of converting electrical energy to mechanical energy in 1821. It then details the developments of alternating current motors invented by Ferraris in 1885 and direct current motors invented by Sturgeon in 1832 and Davenport in 1837. Finally, it explains the current uses of direct current motors due to their ease.
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