Answer: electromagnet

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ELECTROMAGNETUsed to hoist iron.
ELECTROMAGNETInvention of 1824
electromagneta core of magnetic material surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the core
electromagnetA soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it