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Luigi Galvani discovered that frog's legs twitch when electricity is passed through the muscles, a phenomenon called galvanism that lead to the subject of electrophysiology and treatment by electrotherapy.

Electrodes touch a frog, and the legs twitch into the upward position — Luigi Galvani discovered that frog's legs twitch when electricity is passed through the muscles, a phenomenon called galvanism that lead to the subject of electrophysiology and treatment by electrotherapy.
Photo Credit: By Luigi Galvani - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36497119

Electrodes touch a frog, and the legs twitch into the upward position Luigi Galvani discovered that frog's legs twitch when electricity is passed through the muscles, a phenomenon called galvanism that lead to the subject of electrophysiology and treatment by electrotherapy.

Luigi Galvani —
Photo Credit: By Unidentified painter - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707375

Luigi Galvani

A contemporary sculpture, dedicated to the physicist Alessandro Volta.<br>
Completed in 2015 it is located in Como, Italy.<br>Life Electric was designed by Daniel Libeskind

Life Electric — A contemporary sculpture, dedicated to the physicist Alessandro Volta.
Completed in 2015 it is located in Como, Italy.
Life Electric was designed by Daniel Libeskind
Photo Credit: By Rehman Abubakr, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50199338

Life Electric A contemporary sculpture, dedicated to the physicist Alessandro Volta.
Completed in 2015 it is located in Como, Italy.
Life Electric was designed by Daniel Libeskind

Volta Temple is a museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, a prolific scientist and the inventor of the electrical battery.<br>It is located in his hometown of Como, Italy, and was designed by Federico Frigerio.<br>It was completed in 1927 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Volta's death.

Tempio Voltiano — Volta Temple is a museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, a prolific scientist and the inventor of the electrical battery.
It is located in his hometown of Como, Italy, and was designed by Federico Frigerio.
It was completed in 1927 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Volta's death.
Photo Credit: By Daniel Case (talk) - I (Daniel Case (talk)) created this work entirely by myself., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56390746

Tempio Voltiano Volta Temple is a museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, a prolific scientist and the inventor of the electrical battery.
It is located in his hometown of Como, Italy, and was designed by Federico Frigerio.
It was completed in 1927 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Volta's death.

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Italian £ 10.000 Note — Front side: Alessandro Volta; Electrophor ("Volta Column", galvanic battery)
Back side: Museum "Tempio Voltiano" in Como
Photo Credit: By OneArmedMan - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3024819

Italian £ 10.000 Note Front side: Alessandro Volta; Electrophor ("Volta Column", galvanic battery)
Back side: Museum "Tempio Voltiano" in Como

Aula Magna, University of Pavia —
Photo Credit: By Giorgio Gonnella - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94107

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RickStudent, Philosopher, Writer, Developer

Electrodes touch a frog, and the legs twitch into the upward position Luigi Galvani discovered that frog's legs twitch when electricity is passed through the muscles, a phenomenon called galvanism that lead to the subject of electrophysiology and treatment by electrotherapy.

Luigi Galvani

Life Electric A contemporary sculpture, dedicated to the physicist Alessandro Volta.
Completed in 2015 it is located in Como, Italy.
Life Electric was designed by Daniel Libeskind

Tempio Voltiano Volta Temple is a museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, a prolific scientist and the inventor of the electrical battery.
It is located in his hometown of Como, Italy, and was designed by Federico Frigerio.
It was completed in 1927 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Volta's death.

Italian £ 10.000 Note Front side: Alessandro Volta; Electrophor ("Volta Column", galvanic battery)
Back side: Museum "Tempio Voltiano" in Como

Aula Magna, University of Pavia

University of Pavia logo

Gas collecting in the marshes at Angera

A copper-zinc voltaic pile

Alessandro Volta

Hans Christian Ørsted

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RickStudent, Philosopher, Writer, Developer

Electrodes touch a frog, and the legs twitch into the upward position Luigi Galvani discovered that frog's legs twitch when electricity is passed through the muscles, a phenomenon called galvanism that lead to the subject of electrophysiology and treatment by electrotherapy.

Luigi Galvani

Life Electric A contemporary sculpture, dedicated to the physicist Alessandro Volta. Completed in 2015 it is located in Como, Italy.Life Electric was designed by Daniel Libeskind

Tempio Voltiano Volta Temple is a museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, a prolific scientist and the inventor of the electrical battery.It is located in his hometown of Como, Italy, and was designed by Federico Frigerio.It was completed in 1927 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Volta's death.

Italian £ 10.000 Note Front side: Alessandro Volta; Electrophor ("Volta Column", galvanic battery) Back side: Museum "Tempio Voltiano" in Como

Aula Magna, University of Pavia

University of Pavia logo

Gas collecting in the marshes at Angera

A copper-zinc voltaic pile

Alessandro Volta

Hans Christian Ørsted

Life Electric A contemporary sculpture, dedicated to the physicist Alessandro Volta.
Completed in 2015 it is located in Como, Italy.
Life Electric was designed by Daniel Libeskind

Tempio Voltiano Volta Temple is a museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, a prolific scientist and the inventor of the electrical battery.
It is located in his hometown of Como, Italy, and was designed by Federico Frigerio.
It was completed in 1927 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Volta's death.

Italian £ 10.000 Note Front side: Alessandro Volta; Electrophor ("Volta Column", galvanic battery)
Back side: Museum "Tempio Voltiano" in Como