In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TELETHERMOMETER
telethermometer
(noun) a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Tel`e*ther*mom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. thermometer.] (Physics)
Definition: An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, as by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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