Alessandro Volta vs Meriwether Lewis
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 35 years, from 1774 to 1809.
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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
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809)
- — Born near Charlottesville, Virginia Verified
- — Joined the Virginia militia during the Whiskey Rebellion Verified
- — Commissioned in the United States Army Verified
- — Became private secretary to President Thomas Jefferson Verified
- — Departed with the Corps of Discovery up the Missouri River Verified
- — Reached the Pacific Ocean Verified
- — Returned safely to St. Louis, completing the expedition Verified
- — Appointed governor of the Louisiana Territory Verified
- — Died at Grinder's Stand on the Natchez Trace, Tennessee Verified