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  • The candle phenomenon: Illinois scientists on a deceptively simple object

    Jul 13, 2016 11:30 am by Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringCampus Life
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    “There is no better, no more open door by which you can enter into the study of science than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle,” said British chemist Michael Faraday in 1848.