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Alessandro Volta, an italian physicist, invented the voltaic pile in 1800 thereby producing the first practical method of generating electricity.

The voltaic pile was made by alternating plates of zinc and copper that had pieces of cardboard soaked in brine between them. The metallic conducting arc was used to carry the electricity over a greater distance. Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile was the modern world's first "wet cell battery" and produced a reliable, steady current of electricity.

Other people claim to but Alessandro Volta is the one who put a patent on it.

Alessandro Volta in 1800 is credited by many for the invention of the battery, but scientists involved in research of the Egyptian Pharaoh's era found evidence that some jewelry of that period [more than 4,000 years ago] had been ELECTROPLATED!

That implied the use of an electrical source, and years of continued searching discovered bowls, plates, and wires conclusively indicative of battery cells which indicates that electrical cells, and series of cells creating a battery were in existence long before Volta. Due to the age, obviously it's not possible to assign a name to the Pharaohic era inventor.

You are probably thinking of Luigi Galvani who used electrostatic device.

First battery is accredited to Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile.
Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, known for his pioneering work in electricity. Volta was born in Italy and educated in the public schools there. By 1800 he had developed the so-called voltaic pile, a forerunner of the electric battery, which produced a steady stream of electricity. In recognition of his work in the field of electricity, the electrical unit known as the volt was named in his honor. THE STORY

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Invention: electric battery in 1800

Function: noun / electric bat·tery

Definition: In science and technology, a battery is a device that stores energy and makes it available in an electrical form. A battery converts chemical energy into electric energy. It is a connected bunch (or "battery") of electro-chemical devices.

Inventor: Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta

Criteria: First to invent.

Birth: February 18, 1745.in Como, Lombardy, Italy

Death: March 5, 1827.in Como, Lombardy, Italy
It was made in the 1800 by Alessandro Volta, after he started development in Voltaic Pile. If you want more information about the person, or the battery. Go to this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Volta
"Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta"

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