What Is Heat? Overview For centuries, one of the big questions that remained unresolved in physics was the simple question: what is heat? Physicists could not fully explain what gives rise to heat energy. Also, they could not understand why heat flows from hot to cold spontaneously but never does in the reverse direction. … Continue reading What Is Heat?
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Ludwig Boltzmann
Ludwig Boltzmann and His Discoveries Austrian physicist (1844 – 1906) Overview Ludwig Boltzmann was an Austrian theoretical physicists of 19th century who made remarkable contributions in the fields of kinetic theory, statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. He was one of the great pioneers who helped us understand what heat really was. He showed us the importance… Continue reading Ludwig Boltzmann