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LESSON 6 · Physics in the Real World

PAUSE TO THINK

Did anyone ever win a prize for explaining the Mpemba effect?

Yes

Croatian chemist Nikola Bregovic won the prize in January 2013 for the clearest account. Even so, his entry pointed to several possible factors rather than one definitive cause, and the contest did not settle the science.

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