+- The Early History of Thermoelectric Generators
An alert reader pointed out this web page with an historical perspective on thermoelectric generators, including some marvelous drawings of thermopiles going back to the 1860s. Take a minute to look at their page.
Also, Katsushi Fukada (Komatsu, Japan) brings to our attention a 1905 Japanese patent on a thermoelectric generator using a Zinc-Antimony-Bismuth composition. He has provided a PDF file of the original patent and notes in English which can be found at:
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/POWER/thermoelectric/thermoelectric.htm
An alert reader pointed out this web page with an historical perspective on thermoelectric generators, including some marvelous drawings of thermopiles going back to the 1860s. Take a minute to look at their page.
Also, Katsushi Fukada (Komatsu, Japan) brings to our attention a 1905 Japanese patent on a thermoelectric generator using a Zinc-Antimony-Bismuth composition. He has provided a PDF file of the original patent and notes in English which can be found at:
1905 Japanese Thermoelectric Patent