Volta: a source of continuous electric current

What changed

Described a stack of dissimilar metals and moist separators producing a sustained electrical current.

Scientific scope

Described a stack of dissimilar metals and moist separators producing a sustained electrical current. Scope limitation: 1800 is the communication to Banks. Banks’s transmission role and later electrochemistry are distinct from construction of the pile.

Evidence

Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. 1800 is the communication to Banks. Banks’s transmission role and later electrochemistry are distinct from construction of the pile.

Contributors

• Alessandro Volta · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.

• Volta: a source of continuous electric current — institutional collection or historical source
• Royal Society: Volta’s letter and Pavia affiliation

Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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