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91History of heat — In the history of science, the history of heat traces its origins to the first hominids to make fire and to speculate on its operation and meaning to modern day particle physicists who study the sub atomic nature of heat. In short, the phenomenon …
92Joule, James (Prescott) — born Dec. 24, 1818, Salford, Lancashire, Eng. died Oct. 11, 1889, Sale, Cheshire English physicist. After studying under John Dalton, in 1840 he described Joule s law, which stated that the heat produced in a wire by an electric current is… …
93Heat capacity — Thermodynamics …
94Thermodynamic cycle — Thermodynamics …
95Erg — Erg, n. [Gr. ? work.] (Physics) The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force …
96Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot — For the 1887–1894 president of France and nephew of Nicolas Léonard, see Marie François Sadi Carnot. Sadi Carnot Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796 1832) in the dress uniform of a student of the École Polytechnique …
97Osborne Reynolds — in 1903 Born 23 August 1842( …
98Onsager reciprocal relations — Thermodynamics …
99Non-equilibrium thermodynamics — Thermodynamics …
100Atkinson cycle — Thermodynamics …