The Parthian Battery or Baghdad Battery is one of the most fascinating inventions of the ancient world preceding the batteries we use today.

There is no written record as to the exact function of the jar, but the best guess is that it was a type of battery. Scientists believe the batteries (if that is their correct function) were used to ...

Spring 2003: the US army barrels towards Baghdad during the Iraq invasion but the onslaught nearly grinds to a halt, not because of fierce resistance but due to a lack of batteries. It was an ...

Due to the widespread use of lithium contained in modern batteries and electronics ... to toxic ash and carcinogens from the burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan need to be applied in the context ...