Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Alessandro Volta
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2022
1. Alessandro Volta Marker
Hij was een Italiaans natuurkundige die bekend is geworden door zijn ontdekking van de elektrische batterij. Rond 1800 bouwde hij een toestel, samengesteld uit een aantal kolommen. Deze waren gevuld met een zoutoplossing en waren doorverbonden met koperen en zinken draden. Volta liet zien dat door een gesloten kring een stroom liep. Later maakte hij een eenvoudiger ontwerp dat uit plaatjes koper en zink bestond, gescheiden door schijfjes karton en gedrenkt in een zoutoplossing. Deze kolom van metalen en karton werd de Zuil van Volta genoemd en was de voorloper van de moderne batterij.
(English translation:)
Volta was an Italian physicist who is known for his discovery of the electric battery. Around 1800 he built a device, assembled from several columns. These were filled with a saline solution and were connected with copper and zinc wires. Volta showed that a current flowed through a closed circuit. Later he made a simpler design consisting of copper and zinc discs, separated by pieces of
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Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Scientists (GSEG) series lists.
Location. 52° 21.217′ N, 4° 56.575′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Watergraafsmeer. Marker is at the intersection of Voltastraat and Archimedesplantsoen, on the right when traveling south on Voltastraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Archimedesplantsoen 36I, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1098 PR, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Johannes van der Waals (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Max Planck (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Lord Kelvin (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Marie en Pierre Curie (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Archimedes (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Edison (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Copernicus (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Gallileď / Galileo (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
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Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2022
2. Alessandro Volta Marker - wide view
Excerpt: Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian physicist, chemist and lay Catholic who was a pioneer of electricity and power who is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane. He invented the voltaic pile in 1799, and reported the results of his experiments in 1800 in a two-part letter to the president of the Royal Society. With this invention Volta proved that electricity could be generated chemically and debunked the prevalent theory that electricity was generated solely by living beings. Volta's invention sparked a great amount of scientific excitement and led others to conduct similar experiments, which eventually led to the development of the field of electrochemistry.(Submitted on November 4, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
