
Caption
(Raymond) Gaston Plante (1834-1889) French physicist who invented the first accumulator or electric storage battery in 1859. It was a wet cell with two lead plates immersed in sulphuric acid, the electrolyte. Copperplate engraving from A travers l'Electricite by Georges Dary (Paris, ca. 1906), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
Date
Sep 10, 2024
Credit line
Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste
Reference
BRK24F18_325
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Royalty free
Available size
34,2Mb (2,2Mb) / 10,0in x 13,3in / 2992 x 4000 (300dpi)