Historical Personality
Akira Yoshino Makes Lithium-Ion Batteries Practical
There were two important discoveries made by the early 1980’s. Whittingham had shown that lithium…
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Historical Personality
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The Beginning of Batteries Dawns, Surprisingly
This blog contains details of an experiment that may shock some sensitive people How did…
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Power for the First Batteries of Capacitors
We have come such a long way from the birth of electricity, it is hard…
Battery Basics
Planté’s Choice of Lead & Why He Made It
Planté’s choice of lead was an unexpected departure from a convention of using copper and…
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Thomas Parker Builds First Electric Car
Electric cars and batteries have always been in a mutual, symbiotic relationship. This was never…
Battery Technical
Father of Eight and an Electric Car Battery
We can’t say for sure whether having so many kids drove Trevor Jackson to the…
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Switzerlands Innolith Battery Breakthrough
Switzerlands Innolith company says it is in the business of keeping the lights on throughout…
Climate Change
Climate Change Part 4: The Motorwagen 1873
Karl Benz did not realize the damage his motor car invention would cause. Any more…
Battery Experiments
Power from Zinc and Copper in Action
Alessandro Volta made the world’s first battery in 1791. We don’t know why he piled…
Battery Technical
Thomas Edison and the 110-Volt Light Bulb
Thomas Edison was a serial inventor. He began his career tinkering with telegraphy equipment before…