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Tempio Voltiano
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The Tempio Voltiano is a museum in the city of Como, Lombardy, Italy, dedicated to the scientist Alessandro Volta. A prolific physicist renowned for inventing the first electrical battery, Volta was b
The Tempio Voltiano seen from the southwest
The Tempio Voltiano seen from the southwest
Interior view of the main hall.
Interior view of the main hall.
A voltaic pile display
A voltaic pile display
The Tempio Voltiano featured on the back of the 10,000 Italian lira banknote (1984–2001), with Volta's portrait on the front.
The Tempio Voltiano featured on the back of the 10,000 Italian lira banknote (1984–2001), with Volta's portrait on the front.
Alessandro Volta
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Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was an Italian chemist and physicist who was a pioneer of electricity and power, and is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer
Alessandro Volta
Volta explains the principle of the electric column to Napoleon in 1801.
Volta explains the principle of the electric column to Napoleon in 1801.
Leopoldo Pollack, Aula Volta, 1787, Old Campus of the University of Pavia
Leopoldo Pollack, Aula Volta, 1787, Old Campus of the University of Pavia