converter

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Converter thefts have surged across the U.S. in the last two years.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2022

Converter switches, which are often the size of a coin and consist of three parts, are mostly manufactured overseas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Converter thefts in Wichita, Kan., also almost tripled in 2020 compared to the previous year, to 547 cases from 191, and the pace picked up in January, with 102 reported cases just that month.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2021

In November 1969 — four months after the first astronauts walked on the moon — Dr. Carruthers received a patent for an “Image Converter for Detecting Electromagnetic Radiation Especially in Short Wave Lengths.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2020

“I’ll bet this tin-plated screwball is talking about the Energy Converter itself.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov