Luigi Galvani

Luigi Galvani

Luigi Aloisio Galvani (Latin: Aloysius Galvani) (September 9, 1737 – December 4, 1798) was an Italian physician and physicist who had also studied medicine and had practised as a doctor, lived and died in Bologna. In 1771, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs legs twitched when struck by a spark. This was one of the first forays into the study of bioelectricity, a field that still today studies the electrical patterns and signals of the nervous system.

Read more about Luigi Galvani:  Early Life, Galvani Vs. Volta: Animal Electricity or Heat Electricity?, Galvani’s Landmarks in Bologna, Death and Legacy

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