Benjamin Thompson
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Count Rumford – The Most Interesting Man in the World
I grew up on Kenneth Roberts’s historical-fiction novels set in the Revolutionary War era. Arundel, A Rabble in Arms, Northwest Passage. Each included historical figures, such as Major Robert Rogers, Benedict Arnold, and Philip Schuyler. His Oliver Wiswell introduced me to Benjamin Thompson, a man born in Woburn, Massachusetts, who dabbled in science, married into… 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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