Alessandro Volta vs Tipu Sultan
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Tipu Sultan (1751–1799) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1751 to 1799.
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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
Tipu Sultan (1751–1799)
- — Born at Devanahalli in present-day Karnataka Verified
- — Received military and scholarly training under his father Hyder Ali Verified
- — First saw combat in the First Anglo-Mysore War Verified
- — Advanced the military use of iron-cased rockets Verified
- — Helped win the Battle of Pollilur against the British Verified
- — Succeeded his father Hyder Ali as ruler of Mysore Verified
- — Concluded the Treaty of Mangalore with the British Verified
- — Defeated in the Third Anglo-Mysore War and signed the Treaty of Seringapatam Verified
- — Killed defending Srirangapatna in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Verified