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Birth
Volta is born in Como, Italy -
War of Austrian Succession - Battle of Fontenoy
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First words are said 4 years after birth
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Louis Antoine circumnavigates the world with first female to do so.
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Publishes first paper on electricity
Was titled De vi attractiva ignis electrici -
Appointed as professor of physics at the Royal School in Como
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Designs the electrophorus which produces static electricity
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Discovers flamable gas while visiting a nearby swamp.
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Isolates and discovers methane gas
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Period: to
Appointed as Professor of Physics at the University of Pavia
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Proved that frogs did not produce their own type of electricity
placed a coin in the frog's mouth and aluminum foil on its tongue, making the leg twitch. -
Marries his wife, Teresa Peregrini
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Napoleon Bonaparte becomes First Consul of France
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Invents the voltaic pile
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Made a count by Napolon Bonaparte
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Volta prize is created by Napoleon Bonaparte in honour of Volta's acheivements
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Retires from science
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Silent Night is composed by Franz Gruber
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Death
Volta dies in Como at 82 -
The unit of volts was named after Volta
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Russo-Persian War - Russia takes Eastern Armenia