Gaston Planté (1834 to 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859, the first rechargeable electric battery marketed for commercial use and still widely used in automobiles. Born in Orthez, he began work in 1854 as an assistant lecturer in physics at the Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris and in 1860 became professor of physics at the Polytechnic Association for the Development of Popular Instruction. His early cell was a spiral roll of two sheets of pure lead separated by linen and immersed in sulfuric acid, and in 1860 he presented a nine-cell battery to the Academy of Sciences. He also built the Rheostatic Machine, which charged a bank of mica capacitors in parallel and discharged them in series to multiply voltage, a mechanical predecessor of the Marx generator, and used it to study electrical breakdown of air and Lichtenberg figures. In 1855 he found the first fossils of the flightless bird Gastornis near Paris. The Gaston Planté Medal was established in his memory in 1989.
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Gaston Planté (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ lwi ɡastɔ̃ plɑ̃te]; 22 April 1834 – 21 May 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead–acid battery in 1859.
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Gaston Planté (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ lwi ɡastɔ̃ plɑ̃te]; 22 April 1834-21 May 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.
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Planté was born on 22 April 1834 in Orthez, France. In 1854 he began work as an assistant lecturer in physics at the Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris.
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Gaston Planté (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ lwi ɡastɔ̃ plɑ̃te]; 22 April 1834-21 May 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.
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Gaston Planté (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ lwi ɡastɔ̃ plɑ̃te]; 22 April 1834-21 May 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.
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Gaston Planté (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ lwi ɡastɔ̃ plɑ̃te]; 22 April 1834-21 May 1889) was a French physicist who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.
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In 1859, Planté invented the lead-acid cell, the first rechargeable battery.
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In 1859, Planté invented the lead-acid cell, the first rechargeable battery.
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