The Economic Times

In 1800, an Italian physicist came up with the first chemical battery of the world unlocking modern electrical science: How Alessandro Volta invention created history?

In 1800, an Italian physicist came up with the first chemical battery of the world unlocking modern electrical science. Alessandro Volta invented the voltaic pile, which produced a continuous flow of electric current. His work showed that electricity could come from chemical reactions between metals and an electrolyte. The invention helped scientists study electrochemistry and electromagnetism and led to later electrical technologies.