Alessandro Volta vs Lord Byron
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Lord Byron (1788–1824) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1788 to 1824.
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Alessandro Volta (1745–1827)
- — Born in Como, Lombardy Verified
- — Became professor of physics at the Royal School in Como Verified
- — Invented an improved electrophorus Verified
- — Discovered and isolated methane Verified
- — Appointed professor of experimental physics at the University of Pavia Verified
- — Married Teresa Peregrini Verified
- — Invented the voltaic pile, the first electric battery Verified
- — Demonstrated the battery before Napoleon in Paris Verified
- — Retired to his estate near Como Verified
- — Died in Como Verified
Lord Byron (1788–1824)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Grand Tour of the Mediterranean and the Levant Verified
- — Published Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Cantos I-II Verified
- — Married Annabella Milbanke Verified
- — Birth of his daughter Ada Lovelace Verified
- — Left England permanently Verified
- — Began publishing Don Juan Verified
- — Joined the Greek War of Independence Verified
- — Died at Missolonghi, Greece Verified