In 1800, Alessandro Volta discovered that connected metal pairs produced significant voltage. Combining several pairs (named a voltaic pile), he invented the first battery. Scientists and ...

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was born was born in Como, Lombardy, duchy of Milan, on 18 February 1745. His native house is still preserved in the historic center of Como ...

On this day in 1745, Italian Alessandro Volta was born ... Now it was a matter of skillfully publicizing his discovery. In 1800, Volta notified the Royal Society in London, but he chose French as the ...

Ever since Alessandro Volta created the first true version in 1800, the battery has been on a slow but steady rise to fame – powering revolution after revolution – literally. But, can this ...