The Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) invented the electric battery, or "voltaic pile," thus providing for the first time a sustained source of current electricity. Alessandro Volta was born on Feb. 18, 1745, in Como. He resisted pressure...

Alessandro Giuseppe Volta became one of the most widely recognized scientists of his time day for his work with electrical currents. Volta extended his physics work to include the electrical interactions of living organisms, and the electrical...

Alessandro Giuseppi Volta became one of the foremost celebrities of his day for his work with electrical currents. Volta was born on February 18, 1745, in Como, Lombardy, Italy. Most of his eight brothers and sisters entered the church, but Alessandro...

Alessandro Giuseppi Volta became one of the foremost celebrities of his day for his work with electrical currents. Volta was born on February 18, 1745, in Como, Lombardy, Italy. Most of his eight brothers and sisters entered the church, but Alessandro...

Alessandro Volta knew what he wanted his life's work to be at a fairly early age. Volta was born in Como, Lombardy, Italy, on February 18, 1745. His family believed he was developmentally-impaired because he did not begin to talk until the age of four....