On this day in 1745, Italian Alessandro Volta was born ... become a lawyer to ensure the continuity of his family - at least that was what his guardian, the archdeacon of Como Cathedral, had decreed.

For the word to change, things got chemical. [Alessandro Volta] introduces his voltaic pile. Once scientists latched onto the idea of a stable reaction giving a steady stream of magic pixies for ...

This is one of the earliest electric batteries ever made. It was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1799 and consists of discs of two different metals, such as copper and zinc, separated by cardboard ...

When Walz formally accepted the nomination for vice president at the Democratic National Convention, his family joined him on stage after. On the eve of Election Day, and his family will be once ...

“In the near future you’ll see a lot of outside-the-box new stuff.” And, an ever expanding family tree.

Welcome to the American Family Interactive Tree. The Tree gives you an opportunity to create a special kind of family tree -- a tree that not only allows you to show the people who compose your ...

Here, her family tree—featuring the Harris, Gopalan, and Emhoff families, all the extended family of Kamala Harris: "As a child growing up in Jamaica, I often heard it said, by my parents and ...

Using the microscope to investigate fine structure, he found that the stem of a tree is filled with tube ... Galvani came into competition to Alessandro Volta 19 (1745–1827).

The prominence of the Roosevelt family in American history is legendary. The family's legacy claims two of America's best-loved presidents as well as one of the most influential first ladies.

Money doesn't grow on trees, which is too bad, because it would make researching your family tree a lot easier. If you aren't careful, or even if you are, you could end up spending a small fortune ...

Former President Donald Trump has four siblings, five children and 10 grandchildren Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has ...

Alessandro’s work lies at the intersection of research in human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence and robot control & planning with the goal of developing robot technologies that enable close ...