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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. The city of Tallinn is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. ... The city of Tallinn is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Peltier-Seebeck effect, or thermoelectric effect, is the direct conversion of heat differentials to electric voltage and vice versa. ... In electronics, thermocouples are a widely used type of temperature sensor. ... This article or section should include material from Thermocouples applied In electronics, thermocouples are a widely used kind of temperature sensor. ...
Seebeck's outstanding scientific achievement was the discovery of one of the three classical thermoelectric effects, which are the Seebeck, the Peltier, and the Thomson effects.
Seebeck's discovery was the first, dating from 1822–1823, followed by that of Jean-Charles-Athanase Peltier in 1832 and that of William Thomson in 1854.
Seebeck understood that his effect might be used for precision measurements of temperature differences, and indeed it is exploited for this purpose in modern thermoelements.
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