Volta Prize
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The Volta Prize is a prestigious 19th-century French scientific award established to honor Alessandro Volta, historically given for groundbreaking achievements in electricity and related fields.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French award
ⓘ
scientific award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | French authorities ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
discoveries and inventions in electrical science
ⓘ
groundbreaking achievements in electricity ⓘ |
| awardPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| category | award in science and technology ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| field |
electricity
ⓘ
electromagnetism ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| genre | scientific prize ⓘ |
| inception | 1801 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| location | France ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | significant cash award ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alessandro Volta
ⓘ
Alessandro Volta ⓘ
surface form:
Count Alessandro Volta
|
| namedFor | inventor of the electric pile ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
André-Marie Ampère
ⓘ
Hans Christian Ørsted ⓘ Humphry Davy ⓘ Michael Faraday ⓘ |
| sponsor | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| status | historical award ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alexander Graham Bell