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The early experiments of Alessandro Volta and the Seebeck effect

2020; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 2020; Issue: 372 Linguagem: Inglês

10.23919/ursirsb.2020.9240106

ISSN

1024-4530

Autores

A. Savini,

Tópico(s)

Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Resumo

The early history of thermoelectricity is briefly reviewed, starting from the pioneering observations made by Alessandro Volta up to the work of Thomas J. Seebeck, to whom the effect of electric current generated by the difference of temperature in a metal chain is attributed.

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