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FeatureAlessandro Volta and the politics of pictures

Patricia Fara - No affiliation found

2009/12/01 Short review DOI: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2009.09.007 Journal: Endeavour

Abstract:

An astute diplomat, Alessandro Volta secured the patronage of Napoleon Bonaparte to promote his rise to fame as an electrical expert. Reciprocally, politicians helped their own causes by presenting him as a national as well as a scientific figurehead.