Battery Day
Battery Day is held on February 18. This event in the second decade of the month February is annual. Help us
Battery, an 18th and 19th century term for a number of capacitors or Leyden jars connected in parallel.
A battery converts chemical energy into electrical energy by a chemical reaction.
There is a battery-powered bell at Oxford University that has been continuously ringing for over 175 years. No one knows what the battery is composed of and no one wants to take the device apart in order to figure it out.
The first known battery dates back 2000 years, could produce up to 2 volts, and its use was unknown. A clay jar of a prehistoric battery holds an iron rod surrounded by a copper cylinder. When filled with vinegar or electrolytic solution, the jar produces 1.1 to 2 volts.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
International Tug-of-War Day on February 19 (Dropped from the Olympic Games in 1920, Tug of War still remains a Worldwide sport and many nations have their own governing bodies);
Open “That Bottle” Night - Open That Bottle Night on February 22 (A comic holiday is celebrated on the last Saturday of February)