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Battery Developments
Inventions in the 1700s and 1800s are well documented and credit goes to the dignified inventors. Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove, bifocal eyeglasses and
the lightning rod. He was unequaled in American history as an inventor until Thomas Edison emerged. Edison was a good businessman who may have taken credit for
inventions others had made. Contrary to popular belief, Edison did not invent the light bulb; he improved upon a 50-year-old idea by using a small, carbonized filament lit
up in a better vacuum. Although a number of people had worked on this idea before, Edison gained the financial reward by making the concept commercially viable to the
public. The phonograph is another success story for which Edison received due credit.
Countries often credit their own citizens for having made important inventions, whether or not they deserve it. When visiting museums in Europe, the USA and Japan one
sees such bestowment. The work to develop the car, x-ray machines, telephones, broadcast radio, televisions and computers might have been done in parallel, not
knowing of others advancements at that time, and the rightful inventor is often not clearly identified. Similar uncertainties exist with the invention of new battery systems,
and we give respect to research teams and organizations rather than individuals. Table 1 summarizes battery advancements and lists inventors when available.
Year Inventor Activity
1600 William Gilbert (UK) Establishment of electrochemistry study
1791 Luigi Galvani (Italy) Discovery of animal electricity
1800
1802
1820
1833
1836
1839
1859
1868
1899
Alessandro Volta (Italy)
William Cruickshank (UK)
Andr-Marie Ampre (France)
Michael Faraday (UK)
John F. Daniell (UK)
William Robert Grove (UK)
Gaston Plant (France)
Georges Leclanch (France)
Waldmar Jungner (Sweden)
Invention of the voltaic cell (zinc, copper disks)
First electric battery capable of mass production
Electricity through magnetism
Announcement of Faradays law
Invention of the Daniell cell
Invention of the fuel cell (H2/O2)
Invention of the lead acid battery
Invention of the Leclanch cell (carbon-zinc)
Invention of the nickel-cadmium battery
1901
1932
1947
1949
1970s
1990
1991
1994
1996
1996
Thomas A. Edison (USA)
Shlecht & Ackermann (D)
Georg Neumann (Germany)
Lew Urry, Eveready Battery
Group effort
Group effort
Sony (Japan)
Bellcore (USA)
Moli Energy (Canada)
University of Texas (USA)
Invention of the nickel-iron battery
Invention of the sintered pole plate
Successfully sealing the nickel-cadmium battery
Invention of the alkaline-manganese battery
Development of valve-regulated lead acid battery
Commercialization of nickel-metal-hydride battery
Commercialization of lithium-ion battery
Commercialization of lithium-ion polymer
Introduction of Li-ion with manganese cathode
Identification of Li-phosphate (LiFePO4)
2002 University of Montreal, Quebec Hydro, MIT, others Improvement of Li-phosphate, nanotechnology, commercialization
Table 1: History of modern battery development. No new major battery system has entered the commercial market since the invention of Li-phosphate in 1996.
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On June 23, 2011 at 3:35am
viswanathan sankaran wrote:
You have commented that
No new major battery system has entered the commercial market since the invention of Li-phosphate in 1996
What about the fuel cells and Vanadium Redox Flow batteries which are already commercialized ? There is no mention about the high temperature molten electrolyte sodium cell either?
On August 4, 2011 at 11:46pm
songfang wrote:
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On November 20, 2011 at 10:17am
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On June 5, 2012 at 1:36pm
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On May 18, 2013 at 3:17pm
Mastero101 wrote:
Very interesting know about the history of the batteries, but us miss one thing who invent the Li-ion, Li-Po batteries. l want to know who develope the batteries that we use every day.
On June 22, 2013 at 7:17am
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