Galvani

American  

[gahl-vah-nee] / gɑlˈvɑ ni /

noun

1. Luigi 1737–98, Italian physiologist whose experiments led to the discovery that electricity can result from chemical action.

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Galvani British  

/ ɡalˈvaːni /

noun

1. Luigi (luˈiːdʒi). 1737–98, Italian physiologist: observed that muscles contracted on contact with dissimilar metals. This led to the galvanic cell and the electrical theory of muscle control by nerves

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Example Sentences

His other honors include the Galvani Prize of the Bio-electrochemical Society, the Humboldt Prize, the Feynman Prize, and the Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize, the Perkin prize in physical organic chemistry.

From Science Daily

Galvani is not a competitor of Neuralink because its implants under development will be installed in an artery to the spleen to help treat rheumatoid arthritis, rather than the brain.

From Reuters

The term's namesake, Luigi Galvani, believed that galvanism confirmed his theory of a form of energy called "animal electricity" that gives living things their life force.

From Salon

“Many Americans feel secure in having good health insurance from their employer, but employer-based insurance can be cut off when it is needed most,” Galvani points out.

From Scientific American

Senior author Alison Galvani, also of the Yale School of Public Health, said that asymptomatic individuals can still pass the virus to others, which makes mask-wearing important as schools reopen.

From Washington Post