Luigi Galvani

Luigi Galvani was an Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher who studied animal electricity. In 1780, using a frog, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitched when struck by an electrical spark.

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Who was born first?

• Luigi Galvani was born 1 year after James Watt
• Luigi Galvani was born 2 years before John Robison
• Luigi Galvani was born 3 years before David Bushnell
• Luigi Galvani was born 4 years after Joseph Priestley
• Luigi Galvani was born 4 years before Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Timeline

1. Joseph PriestleyMarch 13, 1733 – February 6, 1804
2. James WattJanuary 19, 1736 – August 25, 1819
3. Luigi Galvani (this page)September 9, 1737 – December 4, 1798
4. John RobisonFebruary 4, 1739 – January 30, 1805
5. David BushnellAugust 30, 1740 – 1824
6. Pierre Choderlos de LaclosOctober 18, 1741 – September 5, 1803

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