Erasto B. Mpemba
Erasto B. Mpemba | |
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Mpemba as a schoolboy (~1963) | |
| Born | 1950 |
| Died | May 14, 2023 (aged 73) Tanzania |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Alma mater | College of African Wildlife Management Sul Ross State University |
| Known for | Mpemba effect |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Natural resource management |
| Institutions | Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism |
Erasto Bartholomeo Mpemba (1950–2023) was a Tanzanian game warden who, as a schoolboy, discovered the eponymously named Mpemba effect, a paradoxical phenomenon in which hot water freezes faster than cold water under certain conditions; this effect had been observed previously by Aristotle, Francis Bacon, and René Descartes.