Volta, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio
Published: October 30, 2006, 7:35 pm
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Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (1745-1827), an Italian physicist, is known for his pioneering work in electricity. He investigated the "animal electricity" of Galvani, and found that the current was generated from the contact of dissimilar metals, and that the frog leg was only acting as a detector. Using this information, he constructed the first battery to produce electricity (1800). Volta's method of stacking round plates of copper and zinc separated by disks of cardboard moistened with salt solution was called a Voltaic pile. In honor of his work in the field of electricity, Napoleon made him a count in 1801. The electrical unit known as the volt was named in his honor.
Further Reading
Brief Volta Biography Michigan Tech Chemistry Department
Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities University of Maryland
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Volta, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth October 30, 2006; Last revised Date October 30, 2006; Retrieved May 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Volta,_Alessandro_Giuseppe_Antonio_Anastasio>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (1745-1827), an Italian physicist, is known for his pioneering work in electricity. He investigated the "animal electricity" of Galvani, and found that the current was generated from the contact of dissimilar metals, and that the frog leg was only acting as a detector. Using this information, he constructed the first battery to produce electricity (1800). Volta's method of stacking round plates of copper and zinc separated by disks of cardboard moistened with salt solution was called a Voltaic pile. In honor of his work in the field of electricity, Napoleon made him a count in 1801. The electrical unit known as the volt was named in his honor.
Further Reading
Brief Volta Biography Michigan Tech Chemistry Department
Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities University of Maryland
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