Question: Electrophorus was improved by an Italian physicist credited as the inventor of what?
Sentence (from "Alessandro Volta"): Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (] ; 18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian physicist, chemist, and a pioneer of electricity and power, who is credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane.
Relevant evidence: Yes