Edison Develops First Alkaline Storage Battery
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Scientists, Inventors, Automobiles, Cars, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New Jersey
- Date: 1904
Article abstract: Thomas Edison developed the nickel-iron alkaline battery as a lightweight, inexpensive portable power source for vehicles with electric motors.
A Three-Way Race
The earliest automobiles were little more than pairs of bicycles harnessed together within a rigid frame, and there was little agreement at first regarding the best power source for such contraptions. The steam engine, which was well established for railroad and ship transportation, required an external combustion area and boiler. Internal combustion engines required hand...
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