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Percy Williams Bridgman
Percy Williams Bridgman (1881 - 1961) research concerned the effects of high pressures on materials and their thermodynamic behavior.
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Under Pressure
Ever wondered why it hurts so much when someone wearing spiked heels steps on your foot? It's all about pressure.
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Pressure
Description of this concept and links to related information. Pressure is defined as force per unit area.
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Pressure
A collection of interesting experiments dealing with air pressure and aerodynamics.
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The physics of diving - pressure and buoyancy
A site about diving, examining how pressure affects divers and how they can fall victim to the bends.
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Welcome to the Pressure Chamber
In this series of experiments, you will control the action of a piston in a pressure chamber which is filled with an ideal gas.
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Fluid Pressure Measurement
A description of how fluids are used for pressure measurement including details of a manometer.
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Vapor Pressure
The process of evaporation in a closed container will proceed until there are as many molecules returning to the liquid as there are escaping. At this point the vapor is said to be saturated, and the ...
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