Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) Italian physicist. On table are two of his inventions, the Voltaic pile (wet battery) on left, and electrophorus, an appa

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Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) Italian physicist. On table are two of his inventions, the Voltaic pile (wet battery) on left, and electrophorus, an apparatus demonstrating electrostatic charge by induction. His name given to unit of electrical potential difference, Volt.

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