ALESSANDRO VOLTA

Presented by:
Olsen T. Soqueña
Gabriel Falisawan
Dave Jarangue
Thea Heyres
Rainier John Somes
ALESSANDRO VOLTA

• Born on February 18, 1745,

Como, Lombardy Italy.
• Italian physicist whose invention of
the electric battery provided the first
source of continuous current.
ALESSANDRO VOLTA

• Physicist , chemist, and

pioneer of electrical
science.
• Famous for his invention of
the “ELECTRIC BATTERY.”
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Educated at home by his
uncle until twelve years old.
• Studied at Benzi seminary
until reaching 18 years of
age.
FAMILY BACKGROUND
• Filippo Volta & Donna
Maddalena
• His family was part of nobility, but
not wealthy.
INVENTIONS & DISCOVERIES
• Invented the first electric battery – which
people then called the “voltaic pile”
• Was the first person to isolate methane.
• Discovered methane mixed with air could
be exploded using an electric spark: this is
the basis of the internal combustion engine.
• Discovered “contact electricity” resulting
from contact between different metals.
CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY

• In recognition of Alessandro Volta’s contributions to

science, the unit of electric potential is called the volt.