Electric Battery
InventorAlessandro Volta
Year1800
CategoryEnergy
OriginItaly
About Electric Battery
The voltaic pile was the first device to produce a continuous electrical current. Built from alternating discs of zinc and copper separated by brine-soaked cloth. Napoleon was so impressed he made Volta a count. Made possible all subsequent electrical experiments.
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