Count Alessandro Volta - Revision history

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	generator that produces electrostatic charge through electrostatic induction. In simple terms, this device generated static electricity.		generator that produces electrostatic charge through electrostatic induction. In simple terms, this device generated static electricity.
	Volta continued to study and experiment with atmospheric electricity, and in 1776, he discovered and found ways to isolate methane gas in the atmosphere.		Volta continued to study and experiment with atmospheric electricity, and in 1776, he discovered and found ways to isolate methane gas in the atmosphere.
	in 1779, Volta was appointed the chair of physics at the University of Pavia.		In 1779, Volta was appointed the chair of physics at the University of Pavia.

	=== Mid-Life and Inventions ===		=== Mid-Life and Inventions ===

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	Alessandro Volta was an Italian scientist who invented the first battery that produced a steady current. The term "Volt" was named after him.		Alessandro Volta was an Italian scientist who invented the first battery that produced a steady current. The term "Volt" was named after him.

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	===Further reading===		===Further reading===

	'''The Investigations and Inventions of Volta'''		'''The Investigations and Inventions of Volta''' Volta: Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment. Giuliano Pancaldi. Princeton University Press, 2003.

	http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-investigations-and-inventions-of-volta		http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-investigations-and-inventions-of-volta

			===External links===

			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_0N-0lfxpE

			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edMN7P5oCaY

	==References==		==References==

	~~===External links===~~

	http://www.britannica.com/biography/Alessandro-Volta		http://www.britannica.com/biography/Alessandro-Volta

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	===Electroscope===		===Electroscope===
	[[File:Electroscope.jpeg\|100px\|thumb\|right]]		[[File:Electroscope.jpeg\|100px\|thumb\|right]]
	A device used to detect the presence and the magnitude of a charge. The design is usually constructed with either a metal plate or sphere at the top with gold leaves hanging at the bottom of the plate. While the electroscope we see today is invented by Jean-Antoine Nollet, Volta actually first invented the condensing electroscope that only detected the presence of negative charges in water vapor or in the smoke of burning coal.		A device used to detect the presence and the magnitude of a charge. The design is usually constructed with either a metal plate or sphere at the top with gold leaves hanging at the bottom of the plate. When a charged object is brought near the device, the leaves on the bottom will spread apart. The greater the magnitude of the charge, the greater the leaves will spread apart. While the electroscope we see today is invented by Jean-Antoine Nollet, Volta actually first invented the condensing electroscope that only detected the presence of negative charges in water vapor or in the smoke of burning coal.

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	[[File:condenser.jpeg\|120px\|\|center]]		[[File:condenser.jpeg\|120px\|\|center]]

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	The Investigations and Inventions of Volta		'''The Investigations and Inventions of Volta'''
	http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-investigations-and-inventions-of-volta		http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-investigations-and-inventions-of-volta

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	~~Books, Articles or other print media on this topic~~		The Investigations and Inventions of Volta
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	http://www.chemistryexplained.com/Va-Z/Volta-Alessandro.html		http://www.chemistryexplained.com/Va-Z/Volta-Alessandro.html

	~~http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-investigations-and-inventions-of-volta~~

	http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/electrical+condenser		http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/electrical+condenser

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	This invention started as an attempt at building a new form of weapon. The gun consists of a glass container in the shape of a pistol sealed with tap, and inside, a spark fires a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. The pistol was designed off of the Eudiometer.		This invention started as an attempt at building a new form of weapon. The gun consists of a glass container in the shape of a pistol sealed with tap, and inside, a spark fires a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. The pistol was designed off of the Eudiometer.




	===Condenser===		===Condenser===

	~~[[File:~~condenser.~~jpeg\|120px\|thumb\|right]]~~		The condenser, also known as the capacitor we use today, is a device that stores electrical charge. It was originally developed by Ewald Georg von Kleist, but he would not have attained his position, without Volta's exposure to circuits and batteries. It consists of two places that are made of electrically conducting material and separated by nonconducting material. If voltage is applied to this device, the plates will polarize as one will become positive and the other negative. This applied voltage remains charged in the capacitor even after the removal of the applied voltage, and the presence of the electric charge induces an electrical potential between the plates.

	~~The~~ condenser, also known as the capacitor we use today, is a device that stores electrical charge. It was originally developed by Ewald Georg von Kleist, but he would not have attained his position, without Volta's exposure to circuits and batteries. It consists of two places that are made of electrically conducting material and separated by nonconducting material. If voltage is applied to this device, the plates will polarize as one will become positive and the other negative. This applied voltage remains charged in the capacitor even after the removal of the applied voltage, and the presence of the electric charge induces an electrical potential between the plates.		[[File:condenser.jpeg\|120px\|\|center]]

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	===Volta's Law of Capacitance===		===Volta's Law of Capacitance===
	Although it was ~~Wald~~ Georg von Kleist who discovered the idea of Capacitance, Volta had already established certain ideas related to capacitance. As he studied both electric potential and charge, he realized that for any given object, these two variables changed proportionally. As a result, Volta clarified the concept of electrical tension (voltage) and formulated a relation between charge, tension, and capacity.		Although it was Ewald Georg von Kleist who discovered the idea of Capacitance, Volta had already established certain ideas related to capacitance. As he studied both electric potential and charge, he realized that for any given object, these two variables changed proportionally. As a result, Volta clarified the concept of electrical tension (voltage) and formulated a relation between charge, tension, and capacity.

	Voltage (named after Volta) is the term used now to describe the amount of electrical force necessary to drive an electric current between two points. Voltage can be measured in electric potential energy per unit charge, or joules per coulomb. Volta's law of capacitance is ultimately the fundamental concepts of voltage.		Voltage (named after Volta) is the term used now to describe the amount of electrical force necessary to drive an electric current between two points. Voltage can be measured in electric potential energy per unit charge, or joules per coulomb. Volta's law of capacitance is ultimately the fundamental concepts of voltage.
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	==Other Inventions==		==Other Inventions==

			All of the following inventions were either developed or majorly contributed by Volta

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	===Electrostatic Pistol===		===Electrostatic Pistol===

	[[File:electrostatic pistol.jpeg\|~~300px~~\|~~center~~]]		[[File:electrostatic pistol.jpeg\|120px\|thumb\|right]]

	This invention started as an attempt at building a new form of weapon. The gun consists of a glass container in the shape of a pistol sealed with tap, and inside a spark fires a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. The pistol was designed off of the Eudiometer.		This invention started as an attempt at building a new form of weapon. The gun consists of a glass container in the shape of a pistol sealed with tap, and inside, a spark fires a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. The pistol was designed off of the Eudiometer.

			===Condenser===

			[[File:condenser.jpeg\|120px\|thumb\|right]]

			The condenser, also known as the capacitor we use today, is a device that stores electrical charge. It was originally developed by Ewald Georg von Kleist, but he would not have attained his position, without Volta's exposure to circuits and batteries. It consists of two places that are made of electrically conducting material and separated by nonconducting material. If voltage is applied to this device, the plates will polarize as one will become positive and the other negative. This applied voltage remains charged in the capacitor even after the removal of the applied voltage, and the presence of the electric charge induces an electrical potential between the plates.


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	http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-investigations-and-inventions-of-volta		http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-investigations-and-inventions-of-volta

			http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/electrical+condenser


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	===Eudiometer===		===Eudiometer===

	~~[[File:Eudiometer.png\|100px\|thumb\|right]]~~
	A device that measures the oxygen concentration in the air around it by mixing it with hydrogen and burning it.		A device that measures the oxygen concentration in the air around it by mixing it with hydrogen and burning it.

			[[File:Eudiometer.png\|300px\|center]]

			===Electrostatic Pistol===

	~~===Electrostatic Pistol===~~		[[File:electrostatic pistol.jpeg\|300px\|center]]

	This invention started as an attempt at building a new form of weapon. The gun consists of a glass container in the shape of a pistol sealed with tap, and inside a spark fires a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. The pistol was designed off of the Eudiometer.		This invention started as an attempt at building a new form of weapon. The gun consists of a glass container in the shape of a pistol sealed with tap, and inside a spark fires a combination of hydrogen and oxygen. The pistol was designed off of the Eudiometer.