Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Alessandro Volta

Painting by Giuseppe Bertini of Alessandro Volta demonstrating his battery to Napoleon in 1801.

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Alessandro Volta

Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (February 18, 1745 – March 5, 1827) was an Italian physicist. He is credited with the invention of the first electrical battery, the Voltaic pile which he invented in 1799.

Painting by Giuseppe Bertini of Alessandro Volta demonstrating his battery to Napoleon in 1801.

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