Who was famous for inventing the power battery, one of the first devices to provide a reliable source of electricity, in 1800?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Alessandro Volta .
- Alessandro Volta was a physicist, chemist and a pioneer of electrical science. He is most famous for his invention of the electric battery.
- He invented the first electric battery – which people then called the “voltaic pile” – in 1800.
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He also iscovered “contact electricity” resulting from contact between different metals.