Alessandro Volta 1745 – 1827.
Full Name
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
Born-
18 February 1745
Died-
5 March 1827
- He is a pioneer of electricity and power
- He is credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane.
- He invented the Voltaic pile in 1799,
- The SI unit of electric potential is named in his honour as the volt.
