How Alessandro Volta Invented The First Battery

How did Allesandro Volta invent the first battery? Learn a story of scientific rivalries, reanimating corpses, tingly metals and Napoleonic politics! I also show you how the frog moved, how to make your own battery out of pennies and vinegar that lights up an LED light bulb and how to make Hydrogen and Oxygen gas out of water! I will also tell you why we can’t use pennies to charge our cell phones.

This is a fascinating tale behind one of our most used devices in modern life: the battery.

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