Alessandro Volta vs Pierre-Simon Laplace
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1749 to 1827.
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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
Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827)
- — Born in Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy Verified
- — Studied at the University of Caen Verified
- — Moved to Paris and became professor at the Ecole Militaire Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Married Marie-Charlotte de Courty de Romanges Verified
- — Published Exposition du systeme du monde Verified
- — Published the five volumes of Traite de mecanique celeste Verified
- — Served briefly as Napoleon's Minister of the Interior Verified
- — Published Theorie analytique des probabilites Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified