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.
Faustino Piaggio Faustino Piaggio (born 15 February 1844 in Quinto al Mare, Genoa), was an Italian industrialist who also became a pioneer of the Latin American oil industry with his businesses based in Peru.