Electric battery: Identify the inventor credited with creating the first true battery (voltaic pile). Full question: The electric battery—who is credited with inventing it? Choose the correct option.

Given data

• Target: Name the inventor of the first practical electric battery.

Concept / Approach
The first true battery was the voltaic pile, demonstrated by Alessandro Volta in 1800. It produced steady direct current from stacked pairs of dissimilar metals separated by electrolyte-soaked material.

Why others are incorrect
Luigi Galvani observed animal electricity; Faraday later explained electromagnetic induction; Ampère developed electrodynamics—none invented the first battery.

Common pitfalls
Confusing Galvani's bioelectric experiments with Volta's engineered chemical cell.

Final Answer
Alessandro Volta.