William Robert Grove
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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.
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