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On the 18 of Feb Alessandro Volta was born in italy, and he was also taught at a public school there
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In 1769 he published his first paper on electricity.
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In 1774, he was appointed as professor of physics at the Royal School in Como. While at the Royal School, Alessandro Volta designed his first invention the electrophorus in 1774
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In 1776-77 Volta studied the chemistry of gases. He discovered methane by collecting the gas from marshes.
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Volta taught at Como Gymnasium and Pavia University
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In 1797 Alessandro Volta got married Teresa Peregrini.in italy
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He built in 1800 the first electrical pile, or battery: a series of metal disks of two kinds, separated by cardboard disks soaked with acid or salt solutions
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In 1818 Alessandro Volta retired in his estate in Camnago.
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March 5, 1827 (aged 82) Como italy
