Electric Cell Collection

Telegraph office battery room, 1889
Telegraph office battery room. 19th-century artwork showing workers producing and maintaining wet-cell batteries used to provide power in a telegraph office

VOLTA, Alessandro, Count (As 1745-Como, 1827) Italian physicist. Nineteenth-century engraving

Early photoelectric cell. Photoelectric cells are used to convert light falling on them into electricity. This type of photoelectric cell was developed specifically for early television transmitters

View of an assortment of batteries
Batteries. View of an assortment of batteries. Batteries are devices for converting chemical energy into electrical energy

Battery powered car, conceptual image

Electric batteries, 19th century
Electric batteries. Two early electric batteries connected in series to form a battery pack used to provide electrical power. The first battery was developed by Volta in 1800

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Step back in time to the Telegraph Office battery room of the late 19th century, where the hum of electric current was a symphony of communication. Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), the pioneer of electric power, would be proud to see his invention, the Voltaic pile, powering the scene. In this historic moment, early photoelectric cells, precursors to modern solar panels, are displayed alongside a collection of batteries. The concept of an electric vehicle may have been just a dream, but the battery-powered car is already making an appearance in this intriguing image. Witness the birth of a revolution in energy, as the 19th century paved the way for a future powered by electricity.