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=** What was the most important invention to use electricity in the 19th century? **=

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The most exciting invention in the 19th Century was the storage __battery__ !
- The battery produced an constant electric current and provided power for the telegraph and telephone industries. - **Who:**Thomas Alva Edison invented this. (STORAGE BATTERY)

- Also in the 19th Century, Thomas Edison improved the **car battery. **  (car battery to right)

- In 1956, every battery company develops the **9-volt battery**.

- In 1992, the first **lithium batteries** are commericially available.[powerful AA-size batteries]

__**When and where it all started: **__ - Electricity all started when our ancestors came upon lightning. In 1938 a **5-inch jar** was found out by Baghdad that is believed to be the //first battery//. This jar is 2000 years old from the Parthian Period. When the jar is filled with vinegar, it produces 1.1 volts.

FUN FACTS!:]
- In the 1950's Alkaline Batteries provided enough power for portable radios, boom boxes, and toys that beep and blink.[most used battery, a.k.a. an everyday battery.] - The first lead acid battery was created in France in 1859 - ELECTRIC BATTERY in 1800

Inventor: Alessandro Guiseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta. *Alessandro Volta invented the first chemical battery in 1800.
 * Definition of Battery:**
 * || In science and technology, a battery is a device that stores energy and makes it available in an electrical form. A battery converts chemical energy into electric energy. It is a connected bunch (or “battery”) of electro-chemical devices. ||

 -**DID YOU KNOWS?**
 * The term //volt//, a unit for measuring electrical potential, is derived from Alessandro Volta's name.
 * It would take about 8 AA-batteries to boil a cup of water.


 * MORE INTERESTING FACTS:** a pretty //shnazzy// timeline**.**

1955- Everyready introduces the first miniature batteries for hearing aides. 1956- Everyready produces the first 9-volt batttery (most commonly found in house detectors) 1957- First commercial watch battery 1958- rechargeable battery

The __dry cell__ is a an improved voltaic cell with a cylindrical zinc shell (the zinc acts as both the cathode and the container) that is lined with an ammonium chloride (the electrolyte) saturated material (and not a liquid). The __dry cell battery__ was developed in the 1870s-1870s by Georges Leclanche of France, who used an electrolyte in the form of a paste.
 * Storage batteries** are lead-based batteries that can be recharged. In 1859, the French physicist Gaston Plante (1834-1889) invented a battery made from two lead plates joined by a wire and immersed in a sulfuric acid electrolyte; **this was the first storage battery**.


 * Edison batteries** (also called alkaline batteries) are an improved type of storage battery developed by Thomas **Edison**. These batteries have an alkaline electrolyte, and not an acid.( Duracell Batteries, as shown on top)

"If the battery **wasn't invented many things wouldn't be able to run or work. The battery also leads to many other great and amazing inventions. Many people and great inventors are working to improve the batteries to make it better.(: Alot of people use batteries in their everyday life, I know I do. I use batteries when I listen to my music, call people, drive around in the car, to use the computer, and many other things that occur in daily life. What would you being doing with out the battery? It is such an amazing invention and I am truly grateful for it.:]" ^ My conclusion of it all, also explained in video**

__Work Cited:__**
http://www.allaboutbatteries.com/history-of-batteries.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1800b.shtml http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/battery.htm http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/19thcent/prec19.htm