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Nathaniel Nathan Cold | '''Nathaniel Nathan Cold''' (3 June 1851 – 5 November 1901) was a Scottish physicist noted for his later work on radioactive materials. | ||
Cold's Law states that: 'In any complex interdependent connected system, disrupting even the smallest part has the potential for catastrophic effects on the entire system.' | He was the originator of the maxim which still carries his name; | ||
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Cold's Law states that: 'In any complex interdependent connected system, disrupting even the smallest part has the potential for catastrophic effects on the entire system.' | |||
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This law is usually re-stated as; ''''don't mess about with something you don't understand''''. It is a pity that Nathaniel Cold didn't follow his own advice because he died from kidney failure while trying to refine the use of orally admistered Uranium pills as a cure for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piles Piles]. | |||
Revision as of 13:21, 3 October 2006
Nathaniel Nathan Cold (3 June 1851 – 5 November 1901) was a Scottish physicist noted for his later work on radioactive materials.
He was the originator of the maxim which still carries his name;
This law is usually re-stated as; 'don't mess about with something you don't understand'. It is a pity that Nathaniel Cold didn't follow his own advice because he died from kidney failure while trying to refine the use of orally admistered Uranium pills as a cure for Piles.