What Is Fire?

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:42:56 +0000

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Why does fire burn? What's the chemistry and physics of a flame? This week, learn about the beautiful science happening inside a flame!

Michael Faraday's Christmas lectures on candle chemistry:
http://blogs.scientificamerica....n.com/cocktail-party
http://www.bartleby.com/30/7.html

Flames in space:
http://science.nasa.gov/scienc....e-news/science-at-na

Richard Feynman talking about fire:
http://www.itsokaytobesmart.co....m/post/27299255757/f

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