electric batteries

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.

Batteries are amazing little bundles of energy. We rarely think about how they work when we use them in devices. This book explains how batteries convert chemical energy into electrical energy and how they power so many things in our world. Readers also learn, through this accessible text, about different types of batteries and the importance of recycling these energy sources.

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.

Suggests many fun activities that help to show what batteries are and how they work.

Describes how electricity is generated and used, with projects that demonstrate the basic scientific principles that are involved in electrical circuits.