History 1839 Sir William grove Electrolysis of water Fatherof the fuel Cell 1889 Ludwig Mond and charles Langer/ fuel cell First practical device based on pt Figure 6, 6. Ihe Bacon high pressure H, O, cell. (By courtesy of Mr. I 1932 Francis bacon Bacon Alkali=electrolyte Hart, A.B. Womack, G.J. Fuel Cells: Theory and Application Chapman and Hall: London, 1967 Nickel=electrodesHistory 1839 Sir William Grove Electrolysis of water “Father” of the Fuel Cell 1889 Ludwig Mond and Charles Langer “fuel cell” First practical device based on Pt 1932 Francis Bacon Alkali=electrolyte Nickel=electrodes Hart, A.B.; Womack, G.J. Fuel Cells: Theory and Application Chapman and Hall: London, 1967