An article by Jaime Wisniak Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, wisniak@bgumail.bgu.ac.il Abstract: The thermometer, as we know it today, is the result of a long trial and error process. It began with a physiological description of temperature and evolved to the present state. The different stages in its development [...]
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Dr. Bob Abel of Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington (USA) has a series of YouTube videos that we think are very well done. His low-key and sometimes humorous approach to the basics of science and temperature, as concepts, and how some temperature sensors work, are some of the cleverest and most viewer-friendly ones we’ve seen [...]
Eureka! Episode 20 – Measuring Temperature A very basic but well done explanation of how thermal expansion thermometers work and why we need them. Aimed at elementary school children as part of the bubblebear channel, it does the job for many adults, too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWJHNG5y5F0&feature=related
