1821 ⟶ Seebeck Discovers Thermoelectric Effect

Thomas Johann Seebeck is the first to observe a property of ...
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💡 Ewald von Kleist Invents the Leyden Jar

Ewald Georg von Kleist first capacitor, the Leyden jar.⟶
Ewald von Kleist Invents the Leyden Jar (1745)
ElectricityPhysicsCapacitorExperimentation
GermanyGermany

💡 Seebeck Discovers Thermoelectric Effect

Thomas Johann Seebeck is the first to observe a property of semiconductors.⟶
Seebeck Discovers Thermoelectric Effect (1821)
PhysicsSemiconductorsElectricityEnergyExperimentation
GermanyGermany

💡 Georg Ohm Formulates Ohm's Law

Georg Ohm: Ohm's law (Electricity).⟶
Georg Ohm Formulates Ohm's Law (1827)
PhysicsElectricityScientific RevolutionMathematicsEnergyElectronics
GermanyGermany

💡 Heinrich Geissler Invents the Geissler Tube

Heinrich Geissler invents the Geissler tube.⟶
Heinrich Geissler Invents the Geissler Tube (1857)
PhysicsElectricityExperimentation
GermanyGermany

🌡️ Rudolf Clausius Defines Entropy

Rudolf Clausius: Definition of entropy.⟶
Rudolf Clausius Defines Entropy (1865)
ThermodynamicsPhysicsEnergyScientific Revolution
GermanyGermany

☢️ Röntgen Discovers X-rays

Wilhelm Röntgen identifies x-rays.⟶
Röntgen Discovers X-rays (1895)
PhysicsMedical ImagingExperimentationElectromagnetism
GermanyGermany