This Battery Was Almost Too Dangerous to Exist takes you on a lightning tour through battery history, from the basic ingredients inside a cell to the game-changing power of lithium metal. You’ll learn how early researchers battled microscopic “dendrite” needles that would puncture separators and trigger fiery failures, and how clever tweaks—like Goodenough’s innovations—paved the way for today’s reliable lithium-ion chemistry.
By the end, you’ll see why batteries sometimes explode (spoiler: it’s not magic, just runaway reactions) and even catch a battery going out in spectacular fashion. Along the way, meet the scientists and engineers who wrestled this volatile technology into one of our most ubiquitous power sources.
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