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'''Nathaniel Nathan Cold''' (3 June 1851 – 5 November 1901) was a Scottish physicist noted for his later work on radioactive materials.
'''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;
He was the originator of the maxim which still carries his name. Cold's Law states that:


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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.'
'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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Revision as of 15:53, 5 April 2010

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. Cold's Law states that:


This law is usually re-stated as; 'don't mess 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 administered Uranium pills as a cure for Piles.