So, taming of steel. The beginning of generating power by burning fossil fuels.

人们能够驾驭钢铁,开始通过燃烧化石燃料发电。

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That's for a different lecture So, anyway, thermodynamics dates from the same period as getting fossil fuels out of the ground. It's universal.

这是另一堂课的内容,不管怎么说,热力学与开采化石燃料,起源于同一时期，它是普适的。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选