“In fact, the science of thermodynamics began with an analysis, by the great engineer Sadi Carnot, of the problem of how to build the best and most efficient engine, and this constitutes one of the few famous cases in which engineering has contributed to fundamental physical theory. Another example that comes to mind is the more recent analysis of information theory by Claude Shannon. These two analyses, incidentally, turn out to be closely related.” MindTwoFactsProblemTurnsCasesInformationExampleTheoryFundamentalsAnalysisRelatedEnginesEfficientEngineeringEngineersThermodynamicsShannon Author:Richard P. Feynman
“The essence of air transport is speed, and speed is unfortunately one of the most expensive commodities in the world, principally because of the disproportionate amount of the power required to achieve high speed and to lift loads thousands of feet into the air. This is strikingly illustrated by the fact that while an average cargo ship, freight train and transport aeroplane are each equipped with engines totalling about 2,500 H.P., the ship can carry a load of about 7,000 tons, the train 800 tons and the plane only two and a half tons.” WorldTwoFactsHalfAirFeetAchieveAmountEssenceTrainAverageSpeedShipsLiftsPlanesExpensiveEnginesLoadCommodityTransportAeroplanesHigh SpeedCargo Author:J. R. D. Tata
“The fact that we're spending $700 billion a year on oil is actually a good thing; it means we have the prosperity to do it. It means that oil's being used, and oil is the fuel for the engine of freedom.” YearsMeanFactsUsedGood ThingsProsperitySpendingOilBillionsLiberalismFuelEngines Author:Rush Limbaugh