Alessandro Volta

The life, thinking and historical context of the scientist who ushered in the era of modern electricity.

200VOLTeVOLTA

Initiatives, activities and events celebrating Volta on the bicentenary of his death.

The heritage

From the battery to the modern world: how Volta’s discoveries transformed science and society.

Upcoming events

Como

Recchi Room (Palazzo Lambertenghi)

14 May 2026 at 6 p.m.
Scientific community

AI good vs. evil

Filippo Menczer, Luddy school of informatics, computing and engineering, Indiana University

Como

Villa del Grumello

21 May 2026 at 6 p.m.
Scientific community

Grammar is not what it used to be: what artificial intelligence teaches us

Francesco Cutugno, Department of Information Technology, University of Naples

Como

Recchi Room (Palazzo Lambertenghi)

17 June 2026 at 6 p.m.
Scientific community

Machines that think? From ChatGPT to the future of medicine

Sebastian Goldt, Neural Networks Group, SISSA, Trieste
Federica Gerace, Department of Mathematics, University of Bologna