A thermionic generator of electricity is essentially a diode valve in which electrons emitted from a hot cathode flow to a cooler anode, producing an electric current. From being scientific curiosities, such devices have become the subject of intense research activity in the last three years, and it is now clear that they have considerable possibilities as useful generators in a number of fields.
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