It is named in honor of the MISC@1 physicist PERSON@1 -LRB- NUMBER@1 NUMBER@2 -RRB- , who invented the voltaic pile , possibly the first chemical battery -LRB- see LOCATION@1 Battery -RRB- .

It is named in honor of the MISC@1 physicist PERSON@1 -LRB- NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 -RRB- , who invented the voltaic pile , the first chemical battery .
