Rerun: How Smoke Detectors Work
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The Importance of Smoke Detectors and the Invention of the Portable Electric Fire Alarm
This chapter explores the invention of the portable electric fire alarm by Francis Robbins Upton in 1890 and discusses the mechanism behind detecting rising temperatures. It provides an informative background on smoke detectors before diving into their specifics.
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