Alessandro Volta invented the battery at the age of 49.
Here is a brief timeline of his life and invention of the battery:
* 1745: Alessandro Volta is born in Como, Italy.
* 1774: He becomes Professor of Physics at the Royal School in Como.
* 1775: He invents the electrophorus, a device that produces static electricity.
* 1780: He invents the voltaic pile, the first electric battery.
* 1800: He demonstrates the voltaic pile to Napoleon Bonaparte.
* 1827: Alessandro Volta dies in Como, Italy.