Berry, WendellBiblio.com
R Stephen BerryBiblio.com
Three Laws of Nature: A Little Book on Thermodynamics
2019réf. 100092Yale University Press 2019. Hardcover. New/New. New tightly bound hardcover in a new dust jacket. 8vo. 8.3 x 5.7 x 1 inches Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes an index and illustrations. 168 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. A short and entertaining introduction to thermodynamics that uses real-world examples to explain accessibly an important but subtle scientific theory A romantic description of the second law of thermodynamics is that the universe becomes increasingly disordered. But what does that actually mean Starting with an overview of the three laws of thermodynamics MacArthur "genius grant" winner R. Stephen Berry explains in this short book the fundamentals of a fundamental science. Readers learn both the history of thermodynamics which began with attempts to solve everyday engineering problems and ongoing controversy and unsolved puzzles. The exposition suitable for both students and armchair physicists requires no previous knowledge of the subject and only the simplest mathematics taught as needed. With this better understanding of one science readers also gain an appreciation of the role of research in science the provisional nature of scientific theory and the ways scientific exploration can uncover fundamental truths. Thus from a science of everyday experience we learn about the nature of the universe. Yale University Press hardcover
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