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My Top 10 Posts
I started this thermodynamics website back in 2020 right after the launch of my book, Block by Block: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics. Since then I’ve published over 100 posts. Here are the Top 10 most viewed. 2. How did Galileo measure time? 3. The Machinery Underneath (my 2nd book; work in progress)… Continue reading
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The Machinery Underneath – update on my 2nd thermodynamics book
I just completed Section 4 – The Physical Meaning of Thermodynamic Properties of my continually evolving book, The Machinery Underneath, and wanted to share the new material here. As this is a work-in-progress, I embrace the theme of continuous improvement and so welcome your feedback. Here is the table of contents. The new (linked) chapters… Continue reading
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Top 10 behaviors to achieve a successful career
Back in 2006, Tom Archibald, VP, Director of Operations and Engineering for the Rohm and Haas Company, shared with our new hires his Top 10 list of behaviors to achieve a successful career. Tom built this list based on his own experiences and had shared it often. I just came across this list while cleaning… Continue reading
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The Machinery Underneath – update on my 2nd thermodynamics book
I just completed Chapter 9 of my continually evolving book, The Machinery Underneath, and wanted to share the new material here. As this is a work-in-progress, I embrace the theme of continuous improvement and so welcome your feedback. Here is the table of contents. The new chapters are 6 – 9. Table of Contents Preface… Continue reading
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Share your story! Tell us your mass and energy balance moment.
As part of the lead-up to our 2016 Centennial Celebration of MIT’s School of Chemical Engineering Practice—affectionately known as “The Practice School”—we interviewed alumni from across the decades and produced a series of short videos exploring a range of topics. In this video, [link here], Carl Bozzuto, now with Electric Utility Consultants, shares his thoughts… Continue reading
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The Machinery Underneath – update on my 2nd thermodynamics book
As shared here and here, I’ve begun writing my 2nd thermodynamics book, The Machinery Underneath, in which I will connect the micro-world of moving and interacting atoms to the macro-world of thermodynamic phenomena and the classical equations used to describe them. I will publish each chapter as I complete it. At 66 years of age (and counting),… Continue reading
Block by Block – The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics. “Hanlon has written a masterpiece.” – Mike Pauken, Senior Engineer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and author of Thermodynamics for Dummies
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About Me
Hi! I’m Bob Hanlon. After earning my Sc.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and enjoying a long career in both industry and academia, I’ve returned to school, my own self-guided school, seeking to better understand the world of thermodynamics. Please join me on my journey.
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