Record
ETO Record Number |
8 |
Author |
Von Baeyer, Hans Christian |
Title |
Maxwell's demon : why warmth disperses and time passes |
Call Number |
QC318.M35 V66 1998 536/.71 |
Edition |
1st |
ISBN |
0679433422 (alk. paper) |
Format |
Book |
Keywords |
Maxwell's demon. Entropy. Thermodynamics. Carnot. Joule. Kelvin. |
Pages |
xxi, 207 p. |
Location Published |
New York |
Publisher |
Random House |
Date of Publication |
1998 |
Related URLs (sometimes the Library of Congress record) |
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Notes |
Hans Christian von Baeyer. 22 cm. I read the paperback. It's rather entertaining. Formulas are written out as sentences, and advanced math is avoided completely. The chapters explore time's arrow and entropy through the history of the relevant physicists, complete with plenty of imagery. |
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