Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on the work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn to study statistical mechanics.
Perhaps it will be wise to approach the subject cautiously.
The openning to States of Matter by David L. Goodstein. (I wish I could remember where I saw this... It was an image...)
UPDATE: The link is from Power Line, The Week in Pictures: Peak Stupidity Edition. All, or most, of the images are worth a look.
I found it here, on Monday:
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thanks.
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