fuel cell from Brussels World’s Fair
date: label: date made
content: 1958
name: label: maker
content: Union Carbide
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Early Model fuel cell demonstrated at the Brussels World’s Fair, 1958. A rectangular plastic case containing nine cylindrical carbon elements. On each end is set a plastic block with two nylon ports, an electrical connector, and four acorn cap nuts. Written on one side: "1958 - Brussels World Fair / 6 such [units -] 40 watts / w[ith H]2/02 0.8v / 9 a".
label: Description (Brief)
content: Fuel cells, like batteries, generate direct current electricity through chemical action. First developed in 1839, they combine hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity, emitting water and heat as byproducts. Several types exist and their operational details vary in important ways. Alkali cells are one of the major types, and have been used in spacecraft and in many experimental devices. Reference: "Union Carbide Net Set record in First Quarter," New York Times (24 April 1959): page 37.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Martin E. Kordesch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2023.0106.04
label: accession number
content: 2023.0106
label: catalog number
content: 2023.0106.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fuel cell
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 13 in x 3 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 33.02 cm x 8.89 cm