18 February 2021 | Events
No more watches, no more cameras; we wouldn’t be able to jump in our cars to go to the shops, nor would we be able to use our mobile phones.
Photo: contributed.
Photo: contributed.
We usually don’t give a second thought to these inanimate objects, yet when they give in, we suddenly develop a profound gratitude for something that works nonstop in order to bring so much convenience to our lives.
So, since when have these handy little things been around?
In 1799 there was an Italian scientist named Alesandro Volta who invented the first true battery, which was known as the Voltaic Pile.