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Alessandro Volta
Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)

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The volt (symbol: V), named after Alessandro Volta, is the unit of measurement of electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI).
voltaic pile
first electrical battery that could continuously provide an electric current to a circuit
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lunar crater
Volta potential
effect in electrochemistry

Electrophorus voltai
species of fish
history of the battery
history of electricity source
Tempio Voltiano
museum devoted to Alessandro Volta's studies in Como
Edison Volta Prize
award conferred by the European Physical Society
Alessandro Volta thermal power station