History of Batteries
1798 - Italian physicist, Count
Alessandro Volta, built the first "voltaic pile" or "dry" battery.
This battery consisted of a stack of zinc and silver
plates dipped in a salt solution to create electric
currents.
1836 - English chemist, John Daniell,
improves Volta's batteries by developing a solution
to prevent corrosion.
1859 - Gaston Planté invented
the first lead acid rechargeable battery.
1860's - Frenchman, George Leclanché,
developed a "wet" cell, which became the
forerunner of the "dry" cell.
1880's - German scientist, Dr.
Carl Gassner, devleoped the "dry" cell
- the world's first primarily used battery.
1899 - Waldmar Jungner invented
the nickel cadmium rechargeable battery.
1930's - Samuel Ruben invented
the mercury primary cell.
1950's - Mercury cells found their
way into hearing aids and transistor radios.
1950's - The alkaline manganese
cell was further refined.
1970's - Development of the nickel
metal hydride rechargeable cell began.
1970 - 1980's - Lithium primary
batteries were popularized.
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