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photovoltaic effect

Summary

photovoltaic effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • photovoltaic effect is credited with the discovery of Antoine César Becquerel[2].
  • photovoltaic effect is a type of physical phenomenon[3].
  • photovoltaic effect's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1839[4].

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Definition and Type

photovoltaic effect is a type of physical phenomenon[3].

Why It Matters

photovoltaic effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

Antoine César Becquerel

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Antoine César Becquerel
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → physical phenomenon
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553724805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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