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Into the Cool
Eric D. Schneider
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Description for Into the Cool
Paperback. The authors look to the laws of thermodynamics for answers to the questions of evolution, ecology, economics, and even life's origin. Num Pages: 378 pages, 30 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
Scientists, theologians, and philosophers have all sought to answer the questions of why we are here and where we are going. Finding this natural basis of life has proved elusive, but in the eloquent and creative Into the Cool, Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan look for answers in a surprising place: the second law of thermodynamics. This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being concentrated in one place to becoming spread out over time. In this scientific tour de force, Schneider and Sagan show how the second law is behind evolution, ecology,economics, and even life's ... Read more
Scientists, theologians, and philosophers have all sought to answer the questions of why we are here and where we are going. Finding this natural basis of life has proved elusive, but in the eloquent and creative Into the Cool, Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan look for answers in a surprising place: the second law of thermodynamics. This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being concentrated in one place to becoming spread out over time. In this scientific tour de force, Schneider and Sagan show how the second law is behind evolution, ecology,economics, and even life's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
614g
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226739373
SKU
V9780226739373
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99-50
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