Alessandro Volta
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1745Como
Alessandro Volta was an Italian physicist and inventor, creator of the first electric battery — the Voltaic pile. His work laid the foundations of electrochemistry and modern electrical engineering.
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Guglielmo MarconiOther«member of: Academy of Sciences of Turin»
Thomas JeffersonOther«member of: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences»
Ludwig van BeethovenOther«member of: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences»
James Clerk MaxwellOther«member of: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences»
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- occupation
- physicist·inventor·academic·chemist·university teacher
- country of citizenship
- Duchy of Milan·Cisalpine Republic·Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL·Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities·French Academy of Sciences·Academy of Sciences of Turin·National Virgilian Academy