Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Alessandro Volta invents the battery, 1800

quick facts:

  1. Napoleon made Alessandro Volta a count in honor of his work in electricity.
  2. A museum in Como, the Voltain Temple, has been erected in his honor and exhibits some of the original instruments he used to conduct experiments.
  3. In honor of Volta’s work in the field of electricity the electrical unit known as the volt was named in his honor.
Volta Battery
How Batteries Work

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