Princeton's definition is concise and specific. Wikipedia's definition is, well, something else. Hmm, sounds like I may need my set of crystal pyramids to measure that biological energy.
Ed Price [email protected] WB6WSN NARTE Certified EMC Engineer Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Applications San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard > Nute > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 4:01 PM > To: John Woodgate > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PSES] Protection system fault-tolerance hierarchy? > > Hi John: > > > > ...but what about chemical and biological agents? > > Check the on-line definitions for: > > chemical energy: "The net potential energy > liberated or absorbed during the course of > a chemical reaction" > (Princeton University) > > biological energy: "In biology, energy is an > attribute of all biological systems from the > biosphere to the smallest living organism." > (Wikipedia) > > > Best regards, > Rich - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
