Luigi Galvani
Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luigi Galvani (/ɡælˈvɑːni/, also US: /ɡɑːl-/;[1][2][3][4] Italian: [luˈiːdʒi ɡalˈvaːni]; Latin: Aloysius Galvanus; 9 September 1737 – 4 December 1798) was an Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, who studied animal electricity. In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitched when struck by an electrical spark.[5]: 67–71 This was an early study of bioelectricity, following experiments by John Walsh and Hugh Williamson.
Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher
Luigi Galvani | |
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 Portrait of Galvani at the Palazzo Poggi | |
| Born | (1737-09-09)9 September 1737 |
| Died | 4 December 1798(1798-12-04) (aged 61) Bologna, Cisalpine Republic |
| Known for | Bioelectricity (animal electricity) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Bologna |