Innovators in battery technology
Subtitle: profiles of 93 influential electrochemists
By: Kevin Desmond ; foreword by Michael Halls
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780786499335
Subjects: Electric batteries; Chemists; Biography; Energy storage; History; Electrochemistry; Research
Description: "This biographical dictionary profiles 85 electrochemists from 19 nations who during the past 270 years have researched and developed efficient batteries and energy cells. Each entry traces the subject's origin, education, discoveries and patents, hobbies and family life. The breakthroughs of early innovators are cataloged and the work of living scientists and technicians is brought up to date"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.