The Second Law

Energy, Chaos and Form

Peter W. Atkins (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

1994 | 2nd Revised edition
Scientific American Library (Verlag)
978-0-7167-6006-1 (ISBN)

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Moving from the steam engine to the nuclear age, Atkins shows how the second law of thermodynamics - a single, simple principle of energy transformation - encompasses all elements of natural change. His book features examples, ideas and images, but virtually no mathematics.

"Atkins has set out to open the doors of understanding. He has succeeded quite admirably." New Scientist Moving from the steam engine to the nuclear age, and with virtually no mathematics, Atkins shows how the second law of thermodynamics - a single, simple principle of energy transformation - encompasses all elements of natural change.

P. W. Atkins, a lecturer in physical chemistry at Oxford University, is the author of numerous books, including "Creation Revisited."

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.11.1994
Reihe/Serie	"Scientific American" Library
Zusatzinfo	104 illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 235 mm
Gewicht	587 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	0-7167-6006-1 / 0716760061
ISBN-13	978-0-7167-6006-1 / 9780716760061
Zustand	Neuware