Tobias, Charles W.
Charles W. Tobias, an American chemical engineer, is widely regarded as the founder of electrochemical engineering. His initial characterization of nonaqueous electrolytes along with his demonstration that reactive metals could be electrodeposited from them spawned a new field of battery research. In 1954, he founded an electrochemical research program at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA). Over the years, the program made pioneering advances that produced longer lasting batteries, batteries with greater storage capacities and batteries with greater energy concentrations. This work included fundamental advances in lithium batteries, now widely used in computers, cell phones and other consumer devices.
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- Cleveland, Cutler (Lead Author); Peter Saundry (Topic Editor). 2007. "Tobias, Charles W.." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [Published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 17, 2007; Retrieved July 14, 2009]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Tobias,_Charles_W.>
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