[Colin] tells us it all started with [Benjamin Franklin]’s battery of capacitors. It was a bunch of leyden jars hooked together in series and there wasn’t even chemistry involved yet ...

So how has the battery evolved and where is it headed? Let’s take a quick look at its history and future.

For the first time ever, scientists have unveiled a revolutionary diamond battery that offers long-lasting power while ...

Origins of Everything recounted the fascinating and somewhat gruesome history behind the invention of the battery, noting ...

This is one of the earliest electric batteries ever made. It was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1799 and consists of discs of two different metals, such as copper and zinc, separated by cardboard ...

Discover more about this surviving military history here. With the threat of a German land invasion, gun batteries were placed strategically along the south coast. Brownstone Battery was built in 1940 ...

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The two figures above appear on page 272 of the Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 1843, with William Grove's letter "On the Gas Voltaic Battery." Grove undertook the series of thirty ...

One of the largest Second World War gun battery sites in the UK was in danger of being lost forever. Find out how we are rediscovering and conserving this unique time capsule. We trace the history of ...

Located at the southern tip of Manhattan with ready access to the harbor and the Hudson River, Battery Park is where the history of New York City began. The area’s strategic location was recognized by ...

For more than 200 years, The Battery has been an invaluable part of New York City’s history. In 1855, Castle Garden, situated inside the Park, became the world’s first immigrant depot. Decades before ...