Alessandro+Volta

=Alessandro Volta= By: JR

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonoi Anatasio Volta was the first physicist to create the first electric battery in 1800. He was born in 18 February 1745 and died in 5 March 1827.He lived in Coma, Italy and he studied in public schools there. He wasn't only famous for inventing the first electric battery that gives a steady line of electricity but he also improved and made the Electrophorus popular in 1775. []

This is the theory that helped him invent the first electric battery. He is the first one to invent a battery that can produce electricity but he wouldn't have been able to invent it if Benjamin Franklin and Luigi Galvani because Benjamin was the first one to think of the theory called "battery" in 1748 and Luigi was the person to prove that we understand the electric basics and provided the beginning part of research for people like Alessandro.

His prediction was that different types of metal could create electricity when connected together with each other. He tried an experiment by stacking copper, zinc and cardboard and soaked it in salt water, when two of the stacks were touched together, electricity flowed through them. This is the reason why he called the first battery the "voltaic stack" http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/VoltaBattery.JPG/450px-VoltaBattery.JPG

Alessandro's debate with Luigi Galvani about the nature of electricity in organic tissues caused him to experiment with metal plates and electricity from that. The organic tissues that Luigi experimented on was electric from frogs, Alessandro didn't believe that electric could come from frogs and animals so he experimented with metal plates. He proved that metal plates could create electricity with the voltaic stack in 1800.

This is a video about how Alessandro Volta created the first battery: media type="youtube" key="edMN7P5oCaY" width="425" height="350" []

The Impact: The impact that he made on earth is very important because it is one of the first steps to provide energy to the devices that made our lives easier. The battery that he invented might not be the battery that we use nowadays but we wouldn't have it if the original version of it hasn't been invented up. If Alessandro didn't invent the battery, someone else might invent it but we wouldn't know how long it would take for it to be invented and it might not be as effective as the one that Alessandro made. The battery now comes in many shapes depending on the type of device. The battery has been improved until now it is able to be charged and reused any time. Nearly all of the devices that made our lives easier requires electricity to work and one of the cheapest and easiest source of electricity comes from the battery.

IB Learner Profile:

Inquirers: He was curious about how electricity was produced and he wanted to know if Luigi's theory was true so he tried experimenting with metal plates and created the battery.

Knowledgeable: He understand deeply about the electrophorus and that is how he improved it and he also understand deeply about electricity so the two things that he is famous for is all related to electricity.

Thinkers: If he didn't think, he wouldn't have been able to debate with Luigi and then think of how the electricity that came from the frog would have been possible. He thought of how he could produce electricity from another source.

Risk-taker: He was a risk-taker because he was experimenting on electricity and he could be electrocuted any time and if he didn't risk the danger then his experiment would not succeed. He was also a risk-taker because he tried to debate with Luigi and he tried to find a new way to produce electricity different from others.

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