This brochure, printed in 1978, introduced and marketed a new type of rechargeable batteries, which were produced at the battery unit of the oil and gas company Exxon. Stanley Whittingham made pivotal contributions to the development of the batteries.
Stanley Whittingham donated the brochure to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2019.
These two batteries are early versions of lithium batteries from the 1970s. They were produced at the battery unit of Exxon, the oil and gas company where Stanley Whittingham made pivotal contributions to the development of the batteries. The smaller battery was intended for a watch and the larger one for a solar cell.
Stanley Whittingham donated the lithium batteries to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2019.
