Italophilia priest and mathematician, born in 1598, is known for his work on indivisibles, a precursor of infinitesimal calculus, and for Cavalieri's principle in geometry, which partially anticipated integral calculus. Alessandro Volta, born in Como in 1745, invented the first true electrical battery, known as the voltaic pile. It provided a continuous source of electric current, which greatly benefitted Ampere, Ohm and other electrical experimenters in their development of basic electrical theory. A unit of electricity (volt) is named in his honor. Italians such as Fallopio, Eustachi, Malpighi, Morgagni and Valsalva were important pioneers of modern anatomy at the University of
Alessandro Nesta the 1998 Italian film "Paparazzi", directed by Neri Parenti. He was also on the cover of the Italian edition of SCEE's "This is Football 2002". Nesta features in EA Sports' "FIFA" football video game series; he was included in the Ultimate Team Legends in "FIFA 16". <br> Alessandro Nesta Alessandro Nesta, (born 19 March 1976) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Perugia. Widely considered to be one of the best centre backs of his time and also as one of the greatest defenders ever, he was best known for his