Alessandro Volta

With great sorrow we announce the passing of Alessandro Volta at the age of 82. Alessandro born in Como was a Lombard physicist known especially for the development of the first electric cell. Alessandra Volta’s death came suddenly but yet no one is quite sure why. The Italian inventor became the Professor of Philosophy of Padua, who was named after that by the Emperor of Australia. Alessandro explained his views on matter in a letter to the Abbe Nollet when he was nineteen years old. Not only will Count Alessandro Volta be remembered for his invention of the electric cell, he will also be remembered for the improvement of the electrophorus, discovery of methane, the voltaic battery and many other inventions and discoveries. Volta will always be remembered by his wife and six children and especially for his discoveries and inventions.

I choose this science writing piece because it was one of the few science projects we did this year that involved writing. We had to write what would be written on a scientists' grave stone. It also shows that I can still be somewhat creative when writing science.