Alessandro Volta

Background

An Italian physicist and professor at Pavia; the volt is named after him.

Contribution

Invented the voltaic pile (1800), the first battery to provide a steady electric current, launching the science of electrochemistry.

Associated inventions

• The Electric Battery (Voltaic Pile)

Sources & further reading

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• Encyclopædia Britannica — technology & biography topic articlesEncyclopædia Britannica · Encyclopedia
• APS News / This Month in Physics HistoryAmerican Physical Society · Professional body

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