Battery Power

After typing "who invented the battery" into google, "Alessandro Volta" appeared in large, bold print on the screen.  Clearly, I knew he had something to do with it.  In fact, although discoveries had been made before him, including when Benjamin Franklin coined the term "battery" in 1748, Alessandro Volta is credited with inventing the Voltaic Pile and discovering the first practical method of generating electricity.  It was constructed of zinc and copper discs with brine-soaked cardboard in between each one.  It produced an electric current and is the first "wet cell battery."  By 1859, after various advancements, Gaston Plant developed the first rechargeable battery, one that is now used in cars today.  As 1901 rolled around, Thomas Edison (creator of all things) invented the alkaline storage battery, of which many versions were created in following years.  There was now a high demand for these alkaline batteries, mostly thanks to photography.  Due to this, in 1964, the Duracell that we know today was incorporated.  Today, as technology increases, so does the need for batteries.  They continue to advance, and usually decrease in size and waste, and we owe it all to the contributions of not just one, but many scientists.