Volta Prize for galvanoplasty, to Duchenne de Boulogne for the applications of electricity in medicine, to Gaston Planté for a development of a secondary battery, and to for his research on electric currents. Volta Prize The Volta Prize (French: prix Volta) was originally established by Napoleon III during the Second French Empire in 1852 to honor Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist noted for developing the electric battery. This international prize awarded 50,000 French francs to extraordinary scientific discoveries related to electricity. The prize was instituted by the Ministry of Public Instruction with the personal funding of the French Emperor, the selection committee
Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher (born May 20, 1968 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian writer, storyteller and stage actor. Ghebreigziabiher was born in Naples and currently lives in Rome. He is author of novels and short stories, a professional storyteller often involved in intercultural and anti-racist education with projects and festivals. His first book, Tramonto ("Sunset"), Lapis Edizioni, in 2003 was awarded by the International Youth Library with The White Ravens, a mention for books from around the world considered especially noteworthy. Since 2007 he is artistic director of the Italian Storytelling Festival Il dono della diversità ("The gift of