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Thomas Seebeck (1770-1831), a German physicist who discovered in 1821 that a current would flow between two different metals kept at different temperatures when joined together. His discovery demonstrated that heat could be converted to electricity, a phenomenon now known as the Seebeck effect. This discovery formed the basis for the subsequent development of the thermocouple, an electric temperature-measuring device.
Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Seebeck, Thomas". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 24, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Seebeck,_Thomas>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)
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