Author Berry, R. Stephen, 1931-2020, author.

Title Three laws of nature : a little book on thermodynamics / R. Stephen Berry.

Imprint New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
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 Monograph Collection  QC311 .B47 2019  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Note Includes index.
Contents What is thermodynamics? : the First Law -- Why we can't go back in time : the Second and Third Laws -- How did classical thermodynamics come to exist? -- How do we use (and might we use) thermodynamics? -- How has thermodynamics evolved? -- How can we go beyond the traditional scope of thermodynamics? -- What can thermodynamics teach us about science more generally?
Subject(s) Thermodynamics.
Laws of thermodynamics.
Thermodynamic cycles.
Alternate Title 3 laws of nature