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: Emil Du Bois-Reymond, a German physiologist, was the first to describe "action potentials" of muscular contraction.

He used a highly sensitive galvanometer, which contained more than 5 km of wire. Du Bios Reymond named the different waves: "o" was the stable equilibrium and he was the first to use the p, q, r and s to describe the different waves.

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In his paper entitle the 'Naming of the waves in the ECG' Dr Willis Hurst credits Einthoven for being the first to use PQRS and the additional T wave.

: M. Hoffa described how he could induce irregular contractions of the ventricles of canine hearts by administering electrical shock.

: Alexander Muirhead attached wires to a feverish patient's wrist to obtain a record of the patient's heartbeat while studying for his DSc (in electricity) at St Bartholomew's Hospital^[1] This activity was directly recorded and visualized using a Lippmann capillary