About Gustave Trouvé
Gustave Pierre Trouvé (2 January 1839 – 27 July 1902) was a French electrical engineer and inventor in the 19th century. A polymath, he was highly respected for his innovative skill in miniaturization. == Early life and education == Gustave Trouvé was born on 2 January 1839 in La Haye-Descartes (Indre-et-Loire, France) into a modest family. His father, Jacques Trouvé, was a cattle dealer. In 1850, he studied to be a locksmith in Chinon College, then from 1854 to 1855 at the École des Arts et Métiers in Angers. His studies were incomplete due to poor health, and he left his local region for Paris where he obtained a job with a clockmaker. == Paris == From 1865 Trouvé set up a workshop in central Paris where he innovated and patented many widely differing applications of electricity, regularly reported on by popular science magazines of the time such as La Nature. He invented a carbon-zinc pocket-sized battery to power his miniature electric automata which soon became very popular. A similar battery was invented and widely commercialized by Georges Leclanché. == The 1870s == Trouvé took part in the improvement of communication systems with several noteworthy innovations.
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