Ohm For Christmas

Friday, December 23, 2011 - 19:10 in Physics & Chemistry

Ohm For ChristmasThe ohm is the unit of electrical resistance.  It is named in honor of the genius of Georg Ohm, who figured out that the flow of electricity in materials from a 'hot' source might just resemble the flow of heat from a hot source.  Ever since we started measuring electrical resistance in ohms, electricians and engineers have been making up atrocious puns based on that term.  I decided not to make an exception here. read more

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