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Who conducted the first recorded investigation related to magnetohydrodynamics?
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The first recorded investigation related to magnetohydrodynamics was conducted in 1821 by the English chemist Sir Humphry Davy. During this investigation, he demonstrated that an electric arc could be deflected by a magnetic field.1