-
Alessandro Volta was born on the 18th of Febuary 1745. He was born in Como which is in Italy.
-
-
In 1769 he published his first paper on electricity.
-
In 1774 He was appointed as professor of physics at the Royal School in Como.
-
In 1776-77 Volta studied the chemistry of gases. He discovered methane by collecting the gas from marshes. He devised experiments such as the ignition of methane by an electric spark in a closed vessel.
-
Between 1776 and 1778, Volta discovered and isolated methane gas.
-
In 1797 Alessandro Volta married Teresa Peregrini.
-
In 1800 Alessandro Volta had developed the so-called voltaic pile, a forerunner of the electric battery, which produced a steady stream of electricity.
-
In 1818 Alessandro Volta retired in his estate in Camnago.
-
On the 5th of March 1827 Alessandro Volta died in Como in Italy. The term Volt was named in honour of his last name.
