1. Luigi
Galvani
1737-
1739

2. •Luigi Galvani’s greatest
accomplishment was
discovering
Galvanization.
•Galvanization-
originally used to refer
to the act of
administering electric
shocks to certain
nerves to create muscle
movement.

3. • Born in Italy
• Originally wanted to be a mechanic but then
went to the Bologna University to study
medicine, where he met and married Lucia
Galleazzi, the daughter of a professor at the
university.
• The positions that he held were as follows:
1. Reader of Anatomy
2. Chair of Obstetrics
3. President of the Institute of Sciences
All at the University of Bologna.

5. Student ID: 95014057
• Sources:
– http://corrosion-
doctors.org/Biographies/GalvaniBio.htm
– http://
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_Galvani.h

6. Student ID: 95014057
• Sources:
– http://corrosion-
doctors.org/Biographies/GalvaniBio.htm
– http://
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_Galvani.h