Edison effect
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Edison effect
Named after T. A. Edison
Example Sentences
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Television, a wild extrapolation on the Edison effect, made its debut at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.
From Forbes ● Sep. 2, 2014
It became known in scientific parlance as the "Edison effect," showing a curious current condition or discharge in the vacuum of the bulb.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
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