he invented a series of tools and devices, among which the so-called Volta’s pistol and the musket that, it is told, he used to go hunting birds in the area of Campora, around Como. Alessandro ...

On this day in 1745, Italian Alessandro Volta was born, the inventor of the prototype electric battery. Volta's life story is fascinating not only because of his invention; he was also a brilliant ...

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 ...

But it was Italian inventor Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) who created the first electric battery after studying these animals. His 1799 voltaic pile consisted of copper and zinc discs separated ...

This is one of the earliest electric batteries ever made. It was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1799 and consists of discs of two different metals, such as copper and zinc, separated by cardboard ...