he invented voltage (volts)
alessandro was famous because battery gives tings to work
"Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. It is about understanding." - Alessandro Volta
Napoleon
Volta's battery was made public in 1800
1801 or 1810
Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Volta invented it in 1800
Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta a.k.a Alessandro Volta is the first to invent the electric battery in 1800.
that he accomplishment was he made a battery
In 1800, Alessandro Volta of Italy built the voltaic pile and discovered the first practical method of generating electricity. Count Volta also made discoveries in electrostatics, meteorology and pneumatics. His most famous invention, however, is the first battery.Alessandro Volta - BackgroundAlessandro Volta was born in Como, Italy in 1745. In 1774, he was appointed as professor of physics at the Royal School in Como. While at the Royal School, Alessandro Volta designed his first invention the electrophorus in 1774, a device that produced static electricity. For years at Como, he studied and experimented with atmospheric electricity by igniting static sparks. In 1779, Alessandro Volta was appointed professor of physics at the University of Pavia and it was while there that he invented his most famous invention, the voltaic pile.Alessandro Volta - Voltaic PileConstructed of alternating discs of zinc and copper, with pieces of cardboard soaked in brine between the metals, the voltaic pile produced electrical current. The metallic conducting arc was used to carry the electricity over a greater distance. Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile was the first battery that produced a reliable, steady current of electricity.Alessandro Volta - Luigi GalvaniOne contemporary of Alessandro Volta was luigi galvani, in fact, it was Volta's disagreement with Galvani's theory of galvanic responses (animal tissue contained a form of electricity) that led Volta to build the voltaic pile to prove that electricity did not come from the animal tissue but was generated by the contact of different metals, brass and iron, in a moist environment. Ironically, both scientists were right.
yes, batteries of the type he made were called "Voltaic Piles"
Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist, is best known for inventing the electric battery in 1800, which provided the first source of continuous electric current. This invention laid the foundation for modern battery technology and played a crucial role in the development of electrical science. Volta's work also led to the establishment of the unit of electric potential, the volt, which is named in his honor.