2006-09-13 14:34:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The volt is named after Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), the Italian scientist who built the first battery. Voltage measures the force or "oomph" with which electrical charges are pushed through a material. Some common voltages are as follows: 1.5 volts for a flashlight battery; 12 volts for a car battery; 115 volts for ordinary household devices; and 230 volts for a heavy-duty household appliance.
2006-09-13 14:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by Mike D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (February 18, 1745 - March 5, 1827) was an Italian physicist known especially for the development of the electric battery in 1800. Together with Luigi Galvani, he is regarded as the founder of the age of electricity.
The unit of electrical potential, the volt, is named after the Count.
2006-09-13 21:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by rb42redsuns 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is derived from the name Allessandro Volta, who invented and developed the first voltiac pile, or what to you and me would be simply called a battery.
2006-09-13 21:36:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from Italian physicist Alessandro Volta born in 1827.
2006-09-13 21:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by chit-chaat7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The guy who discovered "voltage" had the last name of Volta.
2006-09-13 21:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by quietwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋