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Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) was an Italian
physicist and a Pioneer in the study of electricity. In the 1799 he was
appointed to the chair of physics at the University of Pavia, where he
also became Chancellor. He has invented the so-called Volta's pile (or
voltaic pile). Volta has proved that when certain metals and chemicals
come into contact with each other they can produce an electrical current.
He placed together several pairs of silver and zinc discs separated by
paper soaked in salt water and an electrical current was produced. Since
Volta has produced the first battery, there have been two centuries of
history and progress of science and technology in which has developed a
society strongly based on the application of electricity. Now, 200 years
later, this tradition continues with the creation in Pavia of the "Studio
di Microelettronica" (Microelectronic Lab), the result of an agreement
between the University of Pavia and
STMicroelectronics.
This structure allows students to be in contact with ST designers to improve
and develop technological innovation in the microelectronic field. Tools
and skills are changing, but it's clear that the cooperation between Industry
world and University world will be the best way for a global competition.
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