ANCIENT ORIGINS
The Baghdad Battery: An Ancient Vessel That Made Electricity and Lost Its True Function
Near Baghdad, archaeologists found pottery vessels with a copper tube and an iron rod inside. People call the best-known find the Baghdad Battery, but the object itself is only a clay jar.
Read in Vietnamese →Near Baghdad, archaeologists found pottery vessels with a copper tube and an iron rod inside. People call the best-known find the Baghdad Battery, but the object itself is only a clay jar. It is usually placed in the Parthian or Sasanian period. When you pour vinegar, grape juice, or a weak acidic solution into the jar, the iron and copper produce a small voltage. In 1938, Wilhelm König suggested that this could be an ancient battery used for electroplating.
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