
Sujet
Gaston Plante
Légende
(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 Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science" by Louis Figuier (Paris, 1883).
Date
19e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP07112_009960P
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
31,4Mo (1,9Mo) / 26,2cm x 30,0cm / 3096 x 3543 (300dpi)