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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Seebeck effect-based thermoelectric technologies capable of converting waste heat and other heat sources into electricity have been extensively researched in recent years.
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
The ratio of the built-up thermoelectric voltage and the temperature difference defines the Seebeck coefficient, named after the German physicist Thomas Johann Seebeck, which is an important parameter for the thermoelectric performance of a material.
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, Becquerel, and others, also touched the discovery.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall
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