notes from the death march through organic chemistry. (or something.)
To all you science folks, and, what the hell, the non-science folks too: An Inquiry
Does thermodynamics disturb you?
Do you get nightmares about the second law thereof?
How many creative works have you encountered (say, plays or novels, probably) in which thermodynamics was portrayed as something to worry about in the dark depressing hours just before dawn? (uhta, the most troubled hours in the Old English day. Is there a more recent poem or something, "the darkest hour is just before dawn"?) I'm thinking of, say, Diane Duane's books, or Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Do people ever get worked up about this in life, or just in art?
Does thermodynamics disturb you?
Do you get nightmares about the second law thereof?
How many creative works have you encountered (say, plays or novels, probably) in which thermodynamics was portrayed as something to worry about in the dark depressing hours just before dawn? (uhta, the most troubled hours in the Old English day. Is there a more recent poem or something, "the darkest hour is just before dawn"?) I'm thinking of, say, Diane Duane's books, or Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Do people ever get worked up about this in life, or just in art?