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The Chemical History of a Candle
- peter303 10y agoI read a fascinating new biography of Faraday recently. I didnt know he did a lot in chemistry also, like these lectures. We are approaching the 200th anniversary of his invention of the continuous electric motor in 1821. We have a specific origin-story in his notebooks as how he presented it as a novelty to nephew.
- Laforet 10y agoWhile we are at it, the Engineering Guy has a really good youtube channel. His videos are not very frequent most of them does a great job explaining how mundane objects are designed and manufactured. I thought I was familiar with some of his subjects but I always end up learning something new after watching. Personal favourites: Aluminium cans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhisi2FBuw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhisi2FBuw Wind-up music box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COty6_oDEkk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COty6_oDEkk Nerf guns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCxco6227xo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCxco6227xo
- sohkamyung 10y agoMy personal favourite is his analysis of Albert Michelson’s harmonic analyzer [1], a 19-th century mechanical Fourier Analysis machine. - [1] http://www.engineerguy.com/fourier/ http://www.engineerguy.com/fourier/
- raverbashing 10y agoI watched this series, seemed boring at first but really it is crazy what this machine does (with 19th century tech) Definitely recommend this series (and the other videos)
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- hurbledr 10y agoGotta take a sec to recommend his book Why Engineers Need to Grow a Long Tail. It's an unusual and inspiring book.