Baghdad Batteries

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Parthian_batteries
gptkbp:controversy function is debated
gptkbp:date circa 150 BCE to 223 CE
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Wilhelm_König
gptkbp:foundYear 1936
gptkbp:function medical device
galvanic cell
electroplating
gptkbp:housedIn gptkb:Iraq_Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baghdad Batteries
gptkbp:material iron rod
clay jar
copper cylinder
gptkbp:referencedIn scientific literature
popular media
gptkbp:relatedTo history of electricity
ancient technology
gptkbp:status artifact lost during 2003 Iraq invasion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Orb
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5