History of creation of galvanotechnics

The chemical action of current which is showing in decomposition of difficult substances on components, in sedimentation of metals from their solutions, became known to scientists soon after creation by the Italian professor of physics universities in Pavia to Alessandro Region of Volta a chemical source of current. About the opening Volta reported in the letter to the president of London royal association on development of knowledge of Nature to the sir Benks Dzhozef, to the baronet, on March 20, 1800. The letter was entitled "About the electricity excited by simple contact of various carrying-out substances". Scientists showed huge interest to this way allowing rather...