What was Giovanni Aldini's uncle recognized as the pioneer of?
Luigi Galvani Luigi Aloisio Galvani ( ; ] ; Latin: "Aloysius Galvanus" ; 9 September 1737 – 4 December 1798) was an Italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, who discovered animal electricity. He is recognized as the pioneer of bioelectromagnetics. In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitched when struck by an electrical spark. This was one of the first forays into the study of bioelectricity, a field that still studies the electrical patterns and signals from tissues such as the nerves and muscles.
Pietro Biginelli Pietro Biginelli (25 July 1860 – 15 January 1937) was an Italian chemist, who discovered a three-component reaction between urea, acetoacetic ester and aldehydes (Biginelli reaction). He also was studying various aspects of sanitation chemistry and chemical products' quality control.