Arrange the following scientific milestones in the field of electricity and circuit theory in the correct chronological order (from earliest to latest): 1. Alessandro Volta invents the chemical battery (Voltaic pile). 2. Georg Ohm formulates Ohm's Law relating voltage, current, and resistance. 3. Gustav Kirchhoff formulates his current and voltage laws (KCL and KVL). 4. Thomas Edison patents the commercial incandescent light bulb. Choose the correct sequence:
Options:
- A: 2 - 1 - 3 - 4
- B: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
- C: 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
- D: 3 - 1 - 2 - 4
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