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Maxwell's Demon

Joined 7 August 2005

About Me edit

According to the description given by the countering systemic bias project, I am part of the bias that afflicts the Wikipedia - I'm a European, english-speaking male with a strong interest in physics and computers.

I have been using Wikipedia for about 2 years, after discovering it via Slashdot. At first I wasn't sure what to make of it, but now I see it as a real gem of the Internet - it is definately one of the "life enhancing" things people promised the Internet would deliver.


"Maxwell's Demon" edit

The name "Maxwell's Demon" comes from my background in physics. The Demon is an imaginary character invented by Scottish physicist James Clark Maxwell to demonstrate a possible violation of the Second law of thermodynamics.

Strangely, although I studied thermodynamics as part of my degree, "Maxwell's Demon" was never mentioned in any of the lectures. Actually, I shouldn't be surprised by this, given that the lectures were of a very poor quality.


My Contributions edit

Here are the articles I've contributed to. The nature of the contribution varies from correcting minor typographical errors to adding significant new information or significant re-writing.

I tend to edit articles I have read for my own interest and not because they fall within my skills profile, hobbies, etc. So, while I'm a qualified physicist and work as a software engineer, I don't contribute in those areas, but instead in areas I just happen to be interested in at the time. Hence the eclectic mix below.

Articles I Created edit

Articles I've Edited edit

Anonymous Contributions edit

Before creating the "Maxwell's Demon" account, I edited many articles, most of which I don't remember now, but here are some I do recall contributing to anonymously:

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