Prometheus-Carrying-Fire Type post Author Michael Denton Date July 31, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent DesignTechnology Tagged , charcoal, coal, fire, Fire-Maker series, fitness of nature, fuel, George Wald, inventiveness, metal, oxygen, photosynthesis, Prometheus, quantum tunneling, smelting, Stephen Pyne, Tim Lenton, wood Needed for Fire: All the Right Fuel Michael Denton July 31, 2020 Intelligent Design, Technology 4 There is another aspect of the Earth’s environment that is absolutely crucial in allowing the utilization of fire for metal-based technologies. Read More ›
campfire Type post Author Michael Denton Date July 23, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , Alfred Russel Wallace, ambient temperatures, Arthur Wilson, campfire, charcoal, coal, combustion, determination, Fire-Maker series, genius, inventiveness, iron, kiln, matter, metallurgy, oxygen, smelting, Stone Age, stone tools, technological advance, wood Combustion Is Anything but Ordinary Michael Denton July 23, 2020 Intelligent Design 5 The combustion of wood or coal may seem so familiar as to be unworthy of any comment. Read More ›
ironwork Type post Author Michael Denton Date July 22, 2020 CategoriesChemistryIntelligent Design Tagged , airplanes, ceramics, copper, fire, Fire-Maker series, Industrial Revolution, iron, Iron Age, machines, metallurgy, metals, microscopes, paleolithic, smelting, Stephen Pyne, telescopes, tools, World War II For Mankind, the Leap from Copper to Iron Was a Landmark Advance Michael Denton July 22, 2020 Chemistry, Intelligent Design 5 The importance of metals, particularly iron, and the importance of the discovery of metallurgy can hardly be exaggerated. Read More ›
smelting Type post Author Michael Denton Date July 21, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , Ancient Near East, Arthur Wilson, Bronze Age, campfire, charcoal, clay, copper, fire, Fire-Maker series, intelligent design, kiln, metal, metallurgy, oxygen, smelting, temperature Fire and Metals — Primal Discoveries, by Design Michael Denton July 21, 2020 Intelligent Design 6 The ability to tame fire led to the invention of the art of cooking, and much more. Read More ›