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Fourier solved heat. Or did he?
Thermodynamics began when caloric ended A pivotal event in thermodynamic history occurred when Julius Robert Mayer and James Joule independently overthrew the caloric theory of heat, revealing heat and work as two forms of energy. In 1850 Rudolf Clausius used these findings to correct the single flaw in Sadi Carnot’s 1824 theoretical analysis of the… Continue reading
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“Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master of us all” – Laplace
Virgin field. Untouched. Scientist’s dream. History is speckled with such stories. You may have come upon such a field in your own career. It’s very exciting. Gets the blood pumping. So many opportunities for research, publishing, and getting your name associated with a new theory, equation, or dimensionless number . Leonard Euler experienced this dream.… 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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