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around 1800 |
Alessandro Volta invents the first battery (the voltaic pile). |
1802 |
Dr. William Cruikshank designs the first easily-reproduced voltaic pile. |
1836 |
John Daniell improves the voltaic pile to provide a steadier current. |
1859 |
Gaston Plant¨¦ invents the first lead-based rechargeable battery (lead acid). |
1868 |
George Leclanch¨¦ develops the first wet battery. |
1881 |
J. A. Thiebaut patents the dry cell battery. |
1888 |
Dr. Gassner develops the first dry cell battery. |
1890 |
Thomas Edison invents the first rechargeable nickel-based battery (nickel-iron). |
1896 |
The Columbia Dry Cell (first mass-produced battery in the United States) is introduced by the National Carbon Company. |
1896 |
The D cell is invented. |
1899 |
Waldmar Jungner invents the Ni-Cd (nickel-cadmium) battery. |
1910 |
Rechargeable nickel-iron batteries are commercially produced. |
1911 |
China constructed its first battery factory (A battery factory belong to the transportation department of Shanghai) and began to produce dry batteries and lead-acid rechargeable batteries. |
1914 |
Thomas Edison develops the first alkaline battery. |
1934 |
Schlecht and Akermann invent the sintered plate Ni-Cd battery. |
1947 |
Neumann develops the sealed Ni-Cd battery. |
1949 |
Lew Urry (Energizer?) develops the small alkaline battery. |
1954 |
Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller and Daryl Chapin develop the first solar battery. |
1956 |
The first 9-volt battery is produced by Energizer?. |
1956 |
China established its first Ni-Cd battery factory (FengLei (755) equipment factory) |
mid-1960's |
Alkaline batteries are commercially produced by Union Carbide. |
mid-1970's |
Maintenance-free Lead-acid battery is developed. |
mid-1970's |
Non-rechargeable Lithium battery becomes available. |
1976 |
Scientists at Philips? Research invent the NiMH (nickel metal-hydride) battery. |
1980's |
More stable alloys for use in NiMH batteries are developed. |
1983 |
China began to study Ni-MH battery (Nankai university) |
1987 |
China improved the manufacture technics of Ni-MH battery, The capacity was increased about 40% by using sparkle Ni. |
1987 |
Unrechargeable Li batteries are commercially produced in China. |
1989 |
The study of Ni-MH batteries had been listed in the National plan of China |
early 1990's |
Prismatic batteries are introduced. |
1990's |
NiMH batteries are commercially produced. |
1991 |
Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are commercially produced by Sony?. |
1992 |
Karl Kordesch, Josef Gsellmann and Klaus Tomantschger patent the rechargeable alkaline battery. |
1992 |
Rechargeable Alkaline batteries are commercially produced by Battery Technologies, Inc?. |
1995 |
Ni-MH batteries are commercially produced in China |
1999 |
Lithium-ion Polymer (LPB) rechargeable batteries are commercially produced. |
2000 |
Li-polymer batteries are commercially produced in China |
2000~ |
Fuel cells and solar batteries seem to be a settlement to the energy crisis and get wide attention from the whole world |
