Thomas Johann Seebeck

Thomas Johann Seebeck (April 9 1770 – December 10 1831) was a physicist who in 1821 discovered the thermoelectric effect.

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April 9 - 1770 - December 10 - 1831 - Physicist - 1821 - Thermoelectric effect

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Seebeck was born in Reval (today Tallinn), Estonia to a wealthy German merchant family. He received a medical degree in 1802 from the University of Göttingen, but preferred to study physics. In 1821 he discovered the thermoelectric effect, where a junction of dissimilar metals produces an electric current when exposed to a temperature gradient. This is now called the Peltier-Seebeck effect and is the basis of thermocouples and thermopiles.

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Reval - Tallinn - Estonia - German - 1802 - University of Göttingen - 1821 - Peltier-Seebeck effect - Thermocouple - Thermopile

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