A new Google Doodle is celebrating what would have been the 270th birthday of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, who in the year 1800 published a theory that led to the modern battery. As TIME ...

In this last part of our series on recently digitized books from the Wenner Collection, we are focusing on works that ...

It's the 270th birthday of the inventor of the modern battery. — -- Happy birthday, Alessandro Volta! A geeky Google Doodle showing an animation of a battery honors one of the forefathers of ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

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Today’s Google homepage pays tribute to the inventor of the first electrical battery Alessandro Volta. The doodle marks Volta’s 270th birthday with an animated image of the world’s first electric ...

Italian physicist Alessandro Volta posed for this painting with two of his inventions on the table, the voltaic pile (left) and the electrophorus (right). __1800: __Italian physicist Alessandro Volta ...

Alessandro Volta is most famous for inventing the electric battery — in fact, the term "volt" is named in his honor — but there was more to him than many people probably realize. Check out these ...

Italdesign-Giugiaro and Toyota have collaborated to produce this concept, which has to be the best-looking Toyota ever. It's called the Alessandro Volta hybrid coupe and it's a driver. It's powered by ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...