The English journalist and amateur scientist Charles Benham, in 1894, enabled English-speakers to learn of the effect through the invention of the spinning top that bears his name.
Den engelske journalist og amatørvidenskabsmand Charles Benham gjorde det muligt i 1894 at lære af effekten gennem opfindelsen af en snurretop, der bærer hans navn: ​​Benhams top.