![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. 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.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D95MW7/raymond-gaston-plante-1834-1889-french-physicist-who-in-1859-invented-D95MW7.jpg)
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.
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Gaston Planté and his invention of the lead–acid battery—The genesis of the first practical rechargeable battery - ScienceDirect
Midtronics - The Planté battery made history in 1859, when French physicist Gaston Planté presented it as the very first rechargeable lead-acid battery. The invention, though not often mentioned in history classes,
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Gaston Plante, French physicist Canvas Print / Canvas Art by Science Photo Library - Science Photo Gallery
![Gaston Planté (22 April 1834 – 21 May 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead–acid battery in 1859. This type battery was developed as the first rechargeable electric battery marketed Gaston Planté (22 April 1834 – 21 May 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead–acid battery in 1859. This type battery was developed as the first rechargeable electric battery marketed](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CGP1BT/gaston-plant-22-april-1834-21-may-1889-was-a-french-physicist-who-invented-the-leadacid-battery-in-1859-this-type-battery-was-developed-as-the-first-rechargeable-electric-battery-marketed-for-commercial-use-and-it-is-widely-used-in-automobiles-from-the-book-les-merveilles-de-la-science-ou-description-populaire-des-inventions-modernes-the-wonders-of-science-or-popular-description-of-modern-inventions-by-figuier-louis-1819-1894-published-in-paris-1867-2CGP1BT.jpg)
Gaston Planté (22 April 1834 – 21 May 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead–acid battery in 1859. This type battery was developed as the first rechargeable electric battery marketed
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Gaston Planté's Lead-Acid Cell Battery - News about Energy Storage, Batteries, Climate Change and the Environment
![World of Engineering on Twitter: "Historic invention of the day: 1859: Gaston Planté invents the lead acid battery, the first rechargeable battery. https://t.co/0YZH9gV6zf" / Twitter World of Engineering on Twitter: "Historic invention of the day: 1859: Gaston Planté invents the lead acid battery, the first rechargeable battery. https://t.co/0YZH9gV6zf" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EglpBIZX0AIC6WT.jpg)
World of Engineering on Twitter: "Historic invention of the day: 1859: Gaston Planté invents the lead acid battery, the first rechargeable battery. https://t.co/0YZH9gV6zf" / Twitter
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