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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. Cold's Law states that:
==Cold's Law==


Cold's Law states that:


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This law is usually re-stated as; ''''don't [[dice]]<ref>the exact word used here varies and depends on the level of profanity accepted in local prefs</ref> with something you don't understand''''.


This law is usually re-stated as; ''''don't mess<ref>the exact word used here is in dispute</ref> with something you don't understand''''.
==Death==


It is regrettable 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhoid Piles].
It is regrettable 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhoid Piles].


==Notes==
==Footnotes and references==
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 24 July 2011

Nathaniel Nathan Cold (3 June 1851 – 5 November 1901) was a Scottish physicist noted for his later work on radioactive materials.

Cold's Law

Cold's Law states that:

This law is usually re-stated as; 'don't dice[1] with something you don't understand'.

Death

It is regrettable 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.

Footnotes and references

  1. the exact word used here varies and depends on the level of profanity accepted in local prefs