In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SIDEFLASH
Side"flash`, n. (Elec.)
Definition: A disruptive discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (as lightning) and neighboring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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