Alessandro Volta
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an Italian physicist, chemist and lay Catholic who was a pioneer of electricity and power who is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane
Born
18 February 1745 Como, Duchy of Milan
Died
5 March 1827 (aged 82) Como, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire
Nationality
Italian
Known for
Invention of the electric cell Discovery of methane Volt Voltage Voltmeter
Fields
Physics and chemistry
Awards
Copley Medal (1794) Legion of Honour Order of the Iron Crown
adultbasic
Italy
era
1600-1800