Friday, April 8, 2011

Alessandro Volta And The Invention of the Voltaic Pile

In 1800 a man by the name of Alessandro Volta  invented  the "Voltaic pile".  He also invented the first practical way to generate electricity. Volta also made many inventions in the fields of electrostatics, meteorology and pneumatics.  The voltaic pile consisted of alternating disks that were made of zinc and copper and had cardboard soaked in brine between the metals.  The pile created an electrical current and it was a steady electrical current. 

Volta Info Link

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