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Four Laws That Drive the Universe
Peter Atkins
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Description for Four Laws That Drive the Universe
Hardback. The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. Peter Atkins' powerful introduction explains what the laws are and how they work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. They establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. Peter Atkins' powerful and compelling introduction explains what the laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding the reader from the ... Read more
The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. They establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. Peter Atkins' powerful and compelling introduction explains what the laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding the reader from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
235g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199232369
SKU
V9780199232369
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About Peter Atkins
Peter Atkins is the author of about 70 books, including the world-renowned and widely used Physical Chemistry, now in its 10th edition. He won the Grady-Stack award for science journalism in 2016. After graduating from the University of Leicester and a post-doctoral year in the University of California, Los Angeles, he returned to Oxford in 1965 as Fellow of Lincoln ... Read more
Reviews for Four Laws That Drive the Universe
His engaging account...the lucid figures offer readers a firm understanding of energy and entropy.
Science
Concise, well-written, engaging and carefully structured... an enjoyable and informative read.
Chemistry World
Peter Atkins's account of the core concepts of thermodynamics is beautifully crafted.
Simon Mitton, THES
A brief and invigoratingly limpid guide to the laws of thermodynamics. ... Read more
Science
Concise, well-written, engaging and carefully structured... an enjoyable and informative read.
Chemistry World
Peter Atkins's account of the core concepts of thermodynamics is beautifully crafted.
Simon Mitton, THES
A brief and invigoratingly limpid guide to the laws of thermodynamics. ... Read more