Title
Gaston Plante, physicist
Caption
(Raymond) Gaston Plante (1834-1889) French physicist who in 1859 invented the first accumulator or electric storage battery. It was a wet cell with two lead plates immersed in sulphuric acid, the electrolyte. Engraving from "Les Merveilles de la Science" by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870).
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07112_009866P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
24.4Mb (1.4Mb) / 8.0in x 11.8in / 2407 x 3543 (300dpi)