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JANUARY 14, 2012
Science Saturday - ???

E=mcor F=ma or (i D - m) v) = 0 or a double helix strand or set theory.  All these and more appear in the new book "Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed" by Carl Zimmer.  My favorite is Entropy.  Carnot, a French engineer, wanted to develop a steam engine that was more efficient than the British engines.  He found that there will always be a loss of energy that cannot be used.  His acceptance of the idea that you cannot build a perfect engine turned into a measurement of disorganization.  "In a closed system...entropy always increases.  Eggs never unscramble themselves."  - pg. 26

Check out this book  at your local library.

 


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