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Barcode30053003321638
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call No536 SEN
Title Einstein's fridge : how the difference between hot and cold explains the universe / Paul Sen.
Author Sen, Paul, author.
CollectionAdult 500-599
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StatusHome LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc Status
 Paris-Bourbon30053003321638536 SEN5/4/2021 Available

Catalog Details

Personal Name Sen, Paul, author.
Title Statement Einstein's fridge : how the difference between hot and cold explains the universe / Paul Sen.
Edition Statement First Scribner hardcover edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Scribner, 2021.
Physical Description xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-286) and index.
Summary, Etc. "Einstein's Fridge tells the incredible epic story of the scientists who, over two centuries, harnessed the power of heat and ice and formulated a theory essential to comprehending our universe. Thermodynamics-the branch of physics that deals with energy and entropy-is the least known and yet most consequential of all the sciences. It governs everything from the behavior of living cells to the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Not only that, but thermodynamics explains why we must eat and breathe, how lights turn on, the limits of computing, and how the universe will end. The brilliant people who decoded its laws came from every branch of the sciences; they were engineers, physicists, chemists, biologists, cosmologists, and mathematicians. From French military engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot to Lord Kelvin, James Joule, Albert Einstein, Emmy Noether, Alan Turing, and Stephen Hawking, author Paul Sen introduces us to all of the players who passed the baton of scientific progress through time and across nations. Incredibly driven and idealistic, these brave pioneers performed groundbreaking work often in the face of torment and tragedy. Their discoveries helped create the modern world and transformed every branch of science, from biology to cosmology. Einstein's Fridge brings to life one of the most important scientific revolutions of all time and captures the thrill of discovery and the power of scientific progress to shape the course of history"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Thermodynamics.

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