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The term battery generally refers to a single cell which includes a negative electrode, electrolyte, separator, and a positive electrode. It gives mankind the ability to make electricity mobile. It has drastically changed the way people live their lives today. We can now work and play away from home or the office, and we are free from plugging in to an electrical source. This fact is not only helpful in giving us more time to do more things, but it also has robbed us of a more simple and less stressful life. Although Alessandro Volta invented the primitive form of the battery that we have today, the battery has been in the minds of many inventors before and after Volta. From Benjamin Franklin in 1748 to Bunsen and Grove in 1839, the battery has improved drastically over time. Volta gave us the first practical way of generating electricity with the Voltaic Pile. This was, essentially, a piece of zinc and copper with cardboard soaked in brine between the metals to produce an electrical current. He obviously continued to contribute to the modern world because now he is a household name, known as the Volt. ||
 * Invention: Voltaic Pile (Battery) Date Discovered: 1800