Sir William Robert Grove (1811 – 1896) was a British chemist born in Swansea in Wales. In 1839, William Robert Grove developed the first fuel cell, which produced electrical energy by combining hydrogen and oxygen. Grove developed another form of electric cell using zinc and platinum electrodes. These electrodes were exposed to two acids separated by a diaphragm. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (794x1126, 689 KB) Sir William Robert Grove (1811–1896), British scientist. ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A chemist pours from a Florence flask. ... Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales in the United Kingdom, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A fuel cell is an electrochemical device similar to a battery, but differing from the latter in that it is designed for continuous replenishment of the reactants consumed; i. ... Electrical energy or electromagnetic energy is a form of energy present in any electric field or magnetic field, or in any volume containing electromagnetic radiation. ... It has been suggested that Liquid hydrogen be merged into this article or section. ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series Nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance transparent (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Atomic mass 15. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... General Name, Symbol, Number platinum, Pt, 78 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 6, d Appearance grayish white Atomic mass 195. ... An electrode is a conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e. ... For other uses, see Acid (disambiguation). ... A diaphragm is some sort of separating membrane. ...

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