A new Google Doodle is celebrating what would have been the 270th birthday of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, who in the year 1800 published a theory that led to the modern battery.

An eyecatching new Google Doodle celebrates the 270th anniversary of the birth of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. Volta published a ground breaking theory in 1800 that led to the modern battery.

Comics ALESSANDRO VOLTA: Father of the electrical battery sparks inspiration for Team Google Doodle’s new artist February 18, 2015 More than 10 years ago Summary (Courtesy of Google 2015) ...