GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who invented fuel cells in 1839?
A
Buckminster Fuller
B
Sir William Grove
C
Sylvester Graham
D
Joyce Hall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was a Welsh judge and scientist named Sir William Robert Grove who invented a battery that turned hydrogen and oxygen into electricity and water. Science historians generally deem his invention to be the first bona fide fuel cell. Grove was born in Swansea, Wales, to a local magistrate.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was a Welsh physicist, William Grove, who in 1842 invented the first simple hydrogen fuel cell. Grove recombined hydrogen with oxygen – the reverse of the process of electrolysis – to produce electricity with only pure water as a by-product.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Robert Grove-Father of Fuel Cell technology.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Grove, a chemist, physicist and lawyer, is generally credited with inventing the fuel cell in 1839.

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