Alessandro Volta
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Inventors, Physics, Physicists, Chemistry, Chemists
- Curriculum: Italian History, 19th Century European History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: Volta contributed to the development of concepts and techniques in electrostatics, including the inventions of the electrophorus and the condensing electrometer. His most important contributions were the discovery of contact electricity and the invention of the electric battery.
Early Life
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was the youngest of nine children born to Filippo and Maddalena Volta in the ancient Roman town of Como, on Lake Como in what is now northern Italy. His father was a member of the Jesuit Order for eleven...
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