How is kinetic energy directly converted into electrical energy?

Subject: How is kinetic energy directly converted into electrical energy?

Date: Wed Sep 6 20:36:24 2000
Posted by Howard Sobers, Jr
Grade level: undergrad School: City College of New York
City: Far Rockaway State/Province: NY Country: US
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 968286984.Eg

Message:


In some modern watches, they don't use batteries. They're powered by the 
motion of the person that has the watch. I think Seiko invented it, I'm 
not sure. 
Thank you.

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