The battery / Schlesinger, Henry R

Chronicles the history and evolution of the battery, from the earliest copper-zinc models in 1800 to modern twenty-first century designs. Examines how the battery has impacted not only everyday life but the scope and breadth of science as well, and highlights the personalities most directly responsible for the shaping and studying of the battery.

Traces the history of the battery, arguing that it is one of the greatest scientific and technological advances of modern times and exploring how it changed the way people lived.