by Len Fisher | 8 May 2015 | Mini Stories from Science
I collect encyclopedias. They occupy a wall-length bookcase in an upper room of my house, whose floor had to be reinforced to take them. I collect them because I am interested to see how knowledge and understanding have changed over time. That change is nowhere better... 
by Len Fisher | 3 May 2015 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing, Stray Thoughts
Following the last post, here is Rumford’s own description of how he worked out the true nature of heat.