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      Gaston Planté
          
            * 1834 in Orthez
              + 1889 in Paris
              
            
          
         
      
      
      
      
      Gaston Planté was the French physicist who invented the lead–acid
      battery in 1859.
      The lead-acid battery eventually became the first rechargeable
      electric battery
      marketed for commercial use and is widely used in automobiles.
      
      
      
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