Battery Experiments
Make a Baghdad Battery of Your Own
The Baghdad Battery could have been the world’s first storage cell, but we may never…
I tripped over a shrinking bank balance and fell into the writing gig unintentionally. This was after I escaped the corporate world and searched in vain for ways to become rich on the internet by doing nothing. Despite the fact that writing is no recipe for wealth, I rather enjoy it. I will not deny I am obsessed with it when I have the time. I live in Margate on the Kwazulu-Natal south coast of South Africa. I work from home where I ponder on the future of the planet, and what lies beyond in the great hereafter. Sometimes I step out of my computer into the silent riverine forests, and empty golden beaches for which the area is renowned. Richard
Battery Experiments
The Baghdad Battery could have been the world’s first storage cell, but we may never…
Battery Basics
It is almost impossible to imagine a world without batteries. Although electricity has always been…
Battery Basics
Did you know that the lead-acid battery was the first commercially viable cell, and that…
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The Henney Kilowatt electric car came so close to becoming the first mass production version…
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Necessity some say, is the mother of invention. Certainly many great artists produce their finest…
Battery Experiments
Energy is everywhere we go. It underpins our existence in so many, many ways. Our…
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Electric cars reached their peak in popularity in the 1910’s. But by 1920 they had…
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The Owen Magnetic had an electric-series-hybrid-drivetrain that eliminated the need for a heavy, bulky, expensive…
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Battery power was popular in the early days of automotive transport, although it could not…
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The 1916 Woods Dual Power hybrid auto may have been way ahead of its time…