Zinc Tapestries
Description: This playful design combines chemistry and rock ‘n’ roll with anthropomorphic elements iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb) styled as heavy metal band members. Featuring wild hair, a guitar, and classic metal font, it’s a clever visual pun for science lovers, chemistry teachers, and fans of geeky humor who also appreciate a good rock reference.
Description: A detailed scientific illustration of a tall stack of alternating zinc, brine and copper discs wired to a bright spark, the voltaic pile of 1800, set against a deep dark background. In 1800 Alessandro Volta stacked discs of zinc and copper separated by cardboard soaked in salt water and obtained a steady electric current: the first battery. The unit of voltage, the volt, honors him. A gift idea for engineers, makers and electronics students, and a fitting piece for a workshop, desk area or study.
Volta's Voltaic Pile, the First Electric Battery of 1800 Tapestry
by Science Design
$23 $30
