On Jun 16, 10:07 pm, Mike Coslo wrote:
What on earth was it that he was taught?

He was taught that the only energy associated with a mass is kinetic
and potential. Atomic energy was completely omitted from the principle
of conservation of energy back in those days. He was taught: "Energy
cannot be created or destroyed." I was taught: "Energy cannot be
created or destroyed *by ordinary chemical means*". See how the
principle was ammended because it was wrong to begin with?
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com