The Origins of Energy

Early ideas were that energy was a thing that could move in and out of objects. A hot cannon had more of this in it than a cold cannon, so you had to start somewhere. It wasn't until we understood molecules and atoms that we were able to say, hmm, what will friction plays in this?

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