Galvanism in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley published the first volume of Frankenstein on January 1st of 1818. One of the elements of the inspiration for Frankenstein was the scientific discovery of galvanism. This is the act of generating an electric current through an organism to create muscle activity. Scientists used this method on the dead corpses of animals in the late 1700s. For example, this type of experimentation was used on Mary Shelley's former pet dog. Then in 1803, the dead body of a criminal was used for an exhibition of this method for the public.