Voltaic pile
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The voltaic pile was the first electrical battery that could continuously provide an electric current to a circuit. It was invented by Italian chemist Alessandro Volta, who published his experiments i
A voltaic pile on display in the Tempio Voltiano (the Volta Temple) near Volta's home in Como, Italy
Voltaic pile, University History Museum of the University of Pavia.
Drawing of the voltaic pile in different configurations, from the letter sent from Alessandro Volta to Joseph Banks.
Electrochemistry
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Electrochemistry is the branch of physical chemistry concerned with the relationship between electrical potential difference and identifiable chemical change. These reactions involve electrons moving
English chemist John Daniell (left) and physicist Michael Faraday (right), both credited as founders of electrochemistry
Sir Humphry Davy's portrait in the 19th century.
Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius portrait circa 1880s.
German scientist Walther Nernst portrait in the 1910s.