Seebeck
Britishnoun
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any of a set of stamps issued (1890–99) in Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, and El Salvador and named after Nicholas Frederick Seebeck, who provided them free to the respective governments
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any of the reprints issued later for personal gain by Seebeck
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This produced a flow of orbital angular momentum, which the team named the orbital Seebeck effect, drawing inspiration from the spin Seebeck effect that influences electron spin.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
This physical limitation requires Seebeck effect-based devices to have complex structures, leading to reduced service lives and increased manufacturing costs.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
The physical origin for the enhanced Seebeck effect is rooted in the energy-dependent scattering behavior of the electrons -- an effect fundamentally different from semiconducting thermoelectrics.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
It is usually a thin conductive material that exploits the temperature difference between its two sides to generate electricity, known as the Seebeck effect.
From Forbes ● Jun. 8, 2010
Seebeck is not the only man who has printed from discarded dies; there are, in fact, many types of stamps on the market which have been produced from obsolete plates.
From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Stanley Currie Johnson
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