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Gibbs’s 3rd Paper – not for the faint of heart!
[Gibbs’ “Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances”] is unquestionably among the greatest and most enduring monuments of the wonderful scientific activity of the nineteenth century. – H. A. Bumstead [1] Like Sir Isaac Newton’s Principia, this work of Willard Gibbs stands out in the history of man’s intellectual progress as an imperishable monument to the power of… 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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