The refrigerator and the universe : understanding the laws of energy
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Goldstein, Martin, 1919-2014.
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Goldstein, Inge F.
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QC318.E57 G65 1993
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Entropy (Information theory)
Entropy.
Force and energy.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Entropy (Information theory)
Entropy.
Force and energy.
Other Subjects
Einführung
Einführung.
Einführung.
Energieerhaltung
Entropie
Entropie (informatietheorie)
Entropie (Théorie de l'information)
Entropie (théorie de l'information)
Entropie.
Entropie.
Entropy (Information theory)
Entropy (Information theory)
entropy.
Entropy.
Ethnology -- Periodicals.
Force and energy.
Force and energy.
Force et énergie.
Hauptsatz der Thermodynamik 2
Thermodynamik
Thermodynamique.
Énergie.

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viii, 433 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-419) and index.
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In The Refrigerator and the Universe, Martin and Inge Goldstein explain the laws of thermodynamics for science buffs and neophytes alike. They begin with a lively presentation of the historical development of thermodynamics. The authors then show how the laws follow from the atomic theory of matter and give examples of their applicability to such diverse phenomena as the radiation of light from hot bodies, the formation of diamonds from graphite, how the blood carries oxygen, and the history of the earth. The laws of energy, the Goldsteins conclude, have something to say about everything, even if they do not tell us everything about anything.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Goldstein, M., & Goldstein, I. F. (1993). The refrigerator and the universe: understanding the laws of energy . Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Goldstein, Martin, 1919-2014 and Inge F. Goldstein. 1993. The Refrigerator and the Universe: Understanding the Laws of Energy. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Goldstein, Martin, 1919-2014 and Inge F. Goldstein. The Refrigerator and the Universe: Understanding the Laws of Energy Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1993.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Goldstein, M. and Goldstein, I. F. (1993). The refrigerator and the universe: understanding the laws of energy. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Goldstein, Martin, and Inge F Goldstein. The Refrigerator and the Universe: Understanding the Laws of Energy Harvard University Press, 1993.

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