In this highly technological world, electronics have been woven into almost every aspect of everyday life. Batteries are integrated into the majority of any electric appliance found in the home and work place, as well as our various entertainment devises. Therefore batteries could be titled as one of the most important tools to ever be invented in modern life (Elaine, 2001). The knowledge of how batteries operate is integral to understanding the basics of most modern electrical devises.
The first evidence of batteries was dated around 250B.C. (Ament, 2007). These ancient batteries were discovered in archaelogical digs in Iraq. The batteries were used in simple operations to add a thin layer of metal to objects, much the same way we plate things with gold and silver today (Fiorino, 2001). Batteries were re-discovered in the 1800’s by a man named Alessandro Volta. The volt, which is the modern electrical unit of potential, was named after him. He developed the battery by......
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