Year |
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Inventor (Country) |
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Event |
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1600 |
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Gilbert (England) |
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Establishment electrochemistry study |
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1791 |
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Galvani (Italy) |
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Discovery of 'animal electricity' |
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1800 |
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Volta (Italy) |
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Invention of the voltaic cell |
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1802 |
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Cruickshank (England) |
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First electric battery capable of mass production |
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1820 |
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Ampere (France) |
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Electricity through magnetism |
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1833 |
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Faraday (England) |
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Announcement of Faraday's Law |
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1836 |
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Daniell (England) |
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Invention of the Daniell cel |
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1859 |
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Plante (France) |
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Invention of the lead acid battery |
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1868 |
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Leclanche (France) |
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Invention of the Leclanche cell |
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1888 |
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Gassner (USA) |
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Completion of the dry cell |
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1899 |
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Jungner (Sweden) |
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Invention of the nickel-cadmium battery |
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1901 |
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Edison (USA) |
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Invention of the nickel-iron battery |
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1932 |
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Shlecht & Ackermann (Germany) |
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Invention of the sintered pole plate |
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1947 |
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Neumann (France) |
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Successfully sealing the nickel-cadmium battery |
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Mid 1960 |
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Union Carbide (USA) |
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Development of primary alkaline battery |
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Mid 1970 |
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Development of valve regulated lead acid battery |
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1990 |
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Commercialization nickel-metal hydride battery |
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1992 |
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Kordesch (Canada) |
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Commercialization reusable alkaline battery |
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1999 |
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Commercialization lithium-ion polymer |
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200x |
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Anticipated volume production of proton exchange membrane fuel cell |
