Thermodynamics und railway semaphore: was sie gemeinsam haben
- Schritt 1. Thermodynamics — wurde inspiriert von — Watt steam engine. Carnot wrote “Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire” trying to understand steam engines.
- Schritt 2. Watt steam engine — nutzt — Kohle. Steam engines were fired with coal.
- Schritt 3. Kohle — ist Material für — Coal gas. The gas was made by the dry distillation of coal.
- Schritt 4. Coal gas — wird verwendet in — Traffic light. A gas lamp lit the signal.
- Schritt 5. Traffic light — entwickelte sich aus — Railway semaphore. The first traffic light was a railway-style semaphore.