Battery invention (general): Identify the inventor of the first practical battery. Full question: Who invented the battery? Choose the correct option.
General Knowledge
Inventions
Difficulty: Easy
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Answer
Correct Answer: Alessandro Volta
Explanation
Given data & context
- Seeking the originator of the first practical battery.
Reasoning Alessandro Volta created the voltaic pile (1800), the earliest continuous source of electric current. Later chemists improved specific cell designs (e.g., Daniell cell), but Volta's device is the first battery.
Common pitfalls Attributing the invention to Galvani due to his experiments with frog muscles; he did not invent a working battery.
Final Answer Alessandro Volta.