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Alessandro Volta was born in Como, Northern Italy in the year 1745.At this time Alessandro lived with his parents. Their names are Filippo and Maddalena.
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Alessandro began to study electricity in 1769 and published his own two books of ideas.
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In the year 1774 Alessandro volta was appointed Director of the Royal School in Como.The next year he became the professor of physics.
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in the year 1776 While Alessandro was visiting local swamps, He disscoverd a mystery gas but back then it was known as swamp gas. This gas was used to light gas lanterns. Alessandro was the first person to disscover swamp gas.
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Alessandro became a well known scientific person, he was appointed to professor of physics at the university of Pavia a position he held for apparently more then forty years.
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Alessandro thought that frogs legs twitched. Because the solution in the frog leg made a connection between two metals. He used a coin and foil all placed on the frogs tongue. Alessandro called this 'animal electriciy'.
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Alessandro demonstrated that the combantion of different metals and solutions could produce an electric current.He developed his first eletric battery.
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Alessandro Volta retired to his home in Como.
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Alessandro Volta died on the 5 of March 1827 because of his discovery the term 'Volt' is used in batteries and electricity. Volt because it is based on his name.
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