Leclanché, Georges
Published: August 21, 2008, 7:18 pm
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Georges Leclanché.
Georges Leclanché (1839 - 1882), a French engineer credited with inventing the first battery in 1866. Leclanché’s battery was known as a “wet cell” because both the anode and cathode were submerged into a liquid solution of ammonium chloride (which acted as the electrolyte). In a slightly modified form, the Leclanché battery, now called a dry cell or zinc–carbon battery, is produced in great quantities and widely used in devices such as flashlights and portable electronics.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Leclanché, Georges". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 21, 2008; Last revised Date August 21, 2008; Retrieved June 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Leclanch%C3%A9,_Georges>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Georges Leclanché.
Georges Leclanché (1839 - 1882), a French engineer credited with inventing the first battery in 1866. Leclanché’s battery was known as a “wet cell” because both the anode and cathode were submerged into a liquid solution of ammonium chloride (which acted as the electrolyte). In a slightly modified form, the Leclanché battery, now called a dry cell or zinc–carbon battery, is produced in great quantities and widely used in devices such as flashlights and portable electronics.
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