Great Britain
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From Ancient Forests to Industrial Power: Unearthing Britain’s Coal Legacy
The financial incentive to develop the steam engine in Britain was to remove water from coal mines so that miners could dig deeper. I discussed this in a previous post (click here), but what I didn’t discuss was why there was so much coal there to begin with. Where did all that coal come from?… 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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