Semiconductor International, July 1st, 2003
Electroplating, probably the earliest electrochemical process carried out by mankind, has not changed much since its beginnings. According to established orthodoxy, Alessandro Volta invented the first electric battery, or "voltaic pile," in 1800, opening the way to electrochemical processes. However, that may not be the case.
In 1938, German archaeologist Wilhelm Konig described a clay jar found in the region of Khujut Rabu, near Baghdad, Iraq. Dated as belonging to Mesopotamia's Parthian period, roughly 2000 years ago, it lay unnoticed for years in the Baghdad National Museum. Konig hypoth...
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