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Volta was born in Como, Italy
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Became a professor of physics at the Royal School in Como.
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He improved and popularised the electrophorus, a device that produced static electricity.
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Volta studied the chemistry of gases
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Volta married an aristocratic lady also from Como, Teresa Peregrini, with whom he raised three sons:
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Volta invented the voltaic pile, an early electric battery
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In honour of his work, Volta was made a count by Napoleon Bonaparte
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Died at the age of 82
