Volta may refer to: Persons Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–1842) Italian priest, naturalist and paleontologist Massimo Volta (born 1987), Italian footballer Leopoldo Camillo Volta (1751–1823) Italian librarian and historian of Mantua Places Volta, California, a census-designated place in Merced County, California, US Volta Mantovana, an Italian municipality in the Lombardy region Porta Volta, a former city gate of Milan, Italy Volta Grande, a Brazilian municipality in the Minas Gerais state Volta Redonda, a Brazilian municipality in the Rio de Janeiro state Upper Volta (disambiguation) Lake Volta, in Ghana Volta Region, in Ghana Volta River, primarily flowing in Ghana, with its headstreams: White Volta Red Volta Black Volta Volta (crater), a crater on the moon 8208 Volta, a main belt asteroid Technology and products Volta (microarchitecture), the initial codename for the microarchitecture to succeed the Pascal (microarchitecture) developed by Nvidia Volta Charging, American electric vehicle infrastructure company Microsoft Live Labs Volta, a web development toolset by Microsoft Toyota Alessandro Volta, a hybrid concept vehicle Volta, a brand of vacuum cleaners by Electrolux Organisations Volta Laboratory and Bureau, research and philanthropic institutions created by Alexander Graham Bell in the US Volta Aluminum Company, a company based in Ghana Volta River Authority, the main electricity supplier in Ghana Volta Regional Museum, an ethnographic history museum in Ho, Ghana Volta Cinematograph, first cinema of Dublin. started by, among others, James Joyce Volta Trucks, an electric truck manufacturer Volta (Estonian company), factory in Tallinn, Estonia Sports Volta a Portugal, an annual professional road bicycle race in Portugal Volta ao Algarve, an annual road bicycle racing stage race in the Algarve, Portugal Volta a Catalunya, an annual professional road bicycle race in Catalonia, Spain Volta a Lleida, a road cycling stage race held in the Lleida region of Spain Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, a former road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community, Spain Volta Feminina da República, a Brazil women's staged cycle race Volta ao Distrito de Santarém, an annual Portuguese road bicycle racing stage race in the Santárem district Other uses Volta (album), a 2007 album by Björk Volta (dance), a Renaissance dance for couples Volta (literature), a point of dramatic change in a poem Una Volta, the 3rd album from the band DeVotchKa Volta (film), a 2004 Philippine