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Trouble in the Oven
Gaston's Plante's wife becomes pregnant against doctor's orders and begins to experience abdominal pains early on. -
Death of a Family
Gaston Plante's wife dies in childbirth. The baby is stillborn. -
Drowning His Sorrows
Being unable to deal with the loss of his wife and child, Gaston Plante begins to drink heavily. -
Hand Tremors
Gaston Plante begins to suffer from occassional hand tremors because of his alcoholism. They are most pronounced when he has to do fine motor work. -
Plante Burned by Acid
During his experiments to create a more efficient battery, Gaston Plante accidently suffers a sever acid burn. The injury leaves him unable to complete his work. -
Rechargeable Battery NOT Created
Gaston Plante does not successfully developed the first practical storage lead-acid battery that could be recharged (secondary battery). -
No Carbon-Zinc Cell Battery
Without the innovation of the lead-acid battery, Georges Leclanche is not spurred on to create his more efficient battery. -
No More Cars
Because the Plante battery was never created, the power source for the first car by Karl Benz never has a strong enough power source to rival the horse and buggy. -
No Alkaline Batteries
Without previous innovations, Edison is at a loss when it comes to creating the Alkaline battery. -
No Interstate Highways
Without the need for people to have paved roads for thier cars to move from state to state, there is no need for the formation of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. -
No Cell Phones
Without the ability to power the device, Motorola does not create the first of what will later be called cellular phones.
