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Inventors and Inventions. Alessandro Volta Inventor Of The Battery (1745-1827). Alessandro Volta. Who is Alessandro Volta?. The inventor of the first battery An Italian physicist Studied electricity along with his friend, Luigi Galvani…. DiD YoU KnOw? The electrical unit, volt
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Alessandro Volta Who is Alessandro Volta? • The inventor of the first battery • An Italian physicist • Studied electricity along with his friend, Luigi Galvani… DiD YoU KnOw? The electrical unit, volt was named after him in his honour.
???? Who is Luigi Galvani? • An Italian physicist • Discovered that muscles of dead frogs’ legs twitched when struck by a spark • Assumed that the tissues of the frogs legs contained electricity !!
First battery . Alessandro Volta? • Friend & colleague of Luigi Galvani • Did many experiments to test Luigi’s theory • Proved Luigi wrong – frog legs do not contain electricity • Through the process of doing all the experiments he invented battery!! voltaic pile
Why our group like his invention? • Won’t be able to use battery operated appliances without his invention • computer gaming • Watch television
What are his values? • Perseverance • Open-mindedness
What we like about the inventor? • His perseverance and self-confidence he did not give up he dreamed big and set challenging goals for himself
Alessandro Volta • Became a physicist at the age of 14 • Invented battery at the age of 55 in year 1800 • Died at the age of 82 • The term “volt” was named after him
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