The Refrigerator and the Universe
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This book explains the laws of thermodynamics for science buffs and neophytes alike. The authors present the historical development of thermodynamics and show how its laws follow from the atomic theory of matter, then give examples of the laws' applicability to such phenomena as the formation of diamonds from graphite and how blood carries oxygen.
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The Refrigerator and the Universe, Martin Goldstein, Inge F. Goldstein
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- 1995
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- Title
- The Refrigerator and the Universe
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Martin Goldstein, Inge F. Goldstein
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 1995
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0674753259
- ISBN13
- 9780674753259
- Category
- Physics
- Description
- This book explains the laws of thermodynamics for science buffs and neophytes alike. The authors present the historical development of thermodynamics and show how its laws follow from the atomic theory of matter, then give examples of the laws' applicability to such phenomena as the formation of diamonds from graphite and how blood carries oxygen.