Thomas Johann Seebeck
Thomas Johann Seebeck | |
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| Born | 9 April 1770 |
| Died | 10 December 1831 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Discovering the Seebeck effect |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
Thomas Johann Seebeck (German: [ˈtoːmas ˈjoːhan ˈzeːbɛk]; 9 April 1770 – 10 December 1831) was a German physicist who observed a relationship between heat and magnetism. Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted later called this phenomenon the thermoelectric effect.