Long-Range Impacts

Pros Cons
More cost-efficient batteries Takes more money to make Li-ion batteries
Saving elements in Carbon-Zinc batteries Decrease in Lithium resources
Prevents battery leakage into water due to stronger exterior Toxic waste build-up if batteries are thrown away
Creates a waste that is capable of being recycled Causes fires and explosions if misused

Connections

  • Ben Franklin captures electricity for the first recorded time during his "Kite" experiment in 1752
  • In 1800, Alessandro Volta created the Voltaic Pile
  • Due to the Voltaic Pile, the National Carbon Co. (AKA Energizer) was founded in 1886
  • The National Carbon Co. sold the first battery in 1896
  • In 1898, Conrad Hubert invented a Flashlight which could use his newly developed D-cell batteries
  • The Mallory Battery Company (AKA Duracell) developed a AAA size in 1954 to compete with the National Carbon Co. which was gaining popularity
  • Eveready Battery Company develops the 9-volt battery in 1956
  • Waldemar Junger invents the first rechargable battery, the Ni-Cad battery, in 1960, due to the current interest in portable electrical storage

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